Recently restored menagerie of Victorian-era beasts.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

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.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

A succession of eerily contemplative iron figures lead from a Scottish museum to the sea.

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

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

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

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

"In the Dark" Restaurant in Paris offers dinner in complete darkness.

Europe's second largest ossuary wasn't discovered until 2001.

This hanging crocodile is thought to be the "dragon" that once plagued a Czech city.

Mummified monks and the accidentally interred, in a 17th-century crypt.

A UFO-shaped event building originally intended to be a science museum showcasing the future.

Take a stroll through the hellish grotesques of Hieronymus Bosch in this elaborate Netherlands church.

This fairy tale forest hides scenes from some of the more obscure and bizarre Western nursery stories.

Take a walk in a recreation of ancient Rome.

This Netherlands museum holds a gloriously mechanical collection of ornate musical automata.

Rotterdammers' dirty minds gave this santa a dirty nickname and cursed it to a life of wandering.

Go inside a revolutionary, cage-less zoo where 70 species of monkeys roam free alongside their human visitors.

This collection of over 50 murals celebrates Brussels' rich history as the self-proclaimed home of the "comic strip."