Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

A Victorian natural history and ethnographic museum with wonderful turn-of-the-century, science-book-esque evolution displays.

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

The kitsch mansion of the former Romanian president Nicolae Ceaușescu features a golden bathroom.

This museum offers a journey back to the Belle Epoque era of Romania.

After sitting unused for decades, this abandoned communist infrastructure became a wildlife utopia.

The bust of Romania’s most notorious ruler, Vlad Dracula aka "Vlad the Impaler," keeps watch over the ruins of his medieval court.

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

This memorial to the victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989 is often compared to a potato on a skewer.

An abandoned pasta factory in the centre of Bucharest, once home to Bulgarian revolutionaries and a hub of crime.

This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.

During the summer months, giant teddy bears take over Paris near Les Gobelins metro station.

This London marker celebrates the spot where the world-famous English band was founded.

The rose garden in Regent's Park where Pongo and Perdita met for the first time in Disney's "101 Dalmatians."

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

This Underground station has been a popular filming location for decades, even before it closed.

This mysterious and unique painting is filled with symbolism.

Once designed as the entrance to Buckingham Palace, this structure was later relocated and stands as a victory arch.

A wonderfully eclectic Victorian aquarium lies in the basement of the Horniman Museum.

Abstract dinosaur models in London.

The remains of Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851.

This Bangkok high-rise looks like a rudimentary LEGO elephant.