The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

This tribute to the fictional detective stands at the famous literary character's address.

The famous polar explorer stands outside the Royal Geographical Society's headquarters.

The barrel-made lookout from Shackleton's final ship is tucked away in the crypt of one of London's oldest churches.

Legend says this is actually a heartbroken prince waiting for his true love's kiss.

The last remnants of a massive medieval wall that once encompassed the city of Berlin.

The abandoned remains of this Victorian brewery hide crumbling bowling alleys and rusting industrial gear.

A massive relic of the communist era of Berlin.

Known simply as "The Hand," this famous public sculpture in Berlin was featured in a Depeche Mode music video.

One of the world's heaviest musical instruments towers within a popular urban park.

Gargantuan home of Russian science.

The world's first museum dedicated to the work of game-changing naturalist Charles Darwin.

Some Moscow residents once claimed the bizarre, contorted mass of metal on top of the building was used to manipulate minds.

This massive monument honors the first human in space.

A solemn, monumental, kitschy palace of worship honoring victory in the Great Patriotic War.

You'll find rocket launchers, not rollercoasters, at Russia's “military Disneyland.”

It took over half a century but a Russian monument to a famous and tragic space pup finally stands in Moscow.

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.

Museum celebrating the achievements of the Soviet space program.

This newly renovated Soviet-era outdoor exhibition center is bigger than the principality of Monaco.

An iconic Soviet statue of working-class people.

Moscow's imposing monument to the Space Age.

World's largest bell sits on the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow.