The final resting place of a German diplomat's beloved companion.

The gigantic skull of a long-extinct species that once roamed the forests of England and Ireland.

These ornate arches show how the course of the River Thames has changed.

A traditional American farmhouse plopped in the middle of a Piccadilly courtyard.

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

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

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

One of the greatest movie directors of all time lived and worked in this London flat from 1926 to 1939.

This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.

Colorful murals by Jean Cocteau hide within this peaceful London sanctuary.

A former hardware store near Yerba Buena is the official home of California's history.

This one-block alleyway is stuffed with street art that is colorful, cultural, and intensely political.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

A Parisian exterminator's shop whose storefront displays stuffed rats hanging from traps.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

The final resting place of the "father of special effects."

How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?

This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.

Statue of death tucked in the University of Medicine courtyard.

A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.

One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.

A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

A beautiful Victorian statue shows France's enduring love of the rhinoceros.