This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

Remnants of cells from the most notorious London prison may lie in the basement of a rare Victorian Gin Palace.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

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

The final resting place to 300 Victorian-era pets hides inside the city park.

Abstract dinosaur models in London.

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

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.

This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.

Travelers who fall victim to this mermaid's charms are destined to stay in Užupis forever.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

The giant statue and its model solar system honor the native Pole who declared that the Earth revolves around the Sun.

Hundreds of notes give thanks to the patron saint of lost causes.

After the famous composer died in Paris, his sister snuck his heart out of the country to honor his wish that it be buried in their native country.

Special benches that play Chopin's music are scattered throughout his native city.

An artificial date palm stands as a memorial to Warsaw's Jewish community.

A 20th-century picture show in 3-D.

In the summer, the area around this sculpture transforms into a vibrant concert venue.

This elaborate Byzantine-style building was designed for a not-so-pretty purpose.

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.