Etched into a dry lake bed, this massive directional indicator is accurate without magnets.

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

17th century streets hidden under Edinburgh were once a breeding ground for the black death.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

Walk upon the mementos of the dead in this Parisian courtyard paved with medieval tombstones.

Monument to a suicide protesting the Soviet invasion.

Steadily reminding Czechia of its past.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

The curious underground history of keeping Paris clean.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.

A popular shrine where the Blessed Virgin allegedly appeared in 1830, displaying a holy armchair and two incorruptible remains of Lady Saints.

A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.

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

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.

A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.

Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.

Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.