Drink among marionettes at this pub inside a historic puppet theater.

From Tintin to the Smurfs, Europe's greatest graphic icons are celebrated in a grand Art Noveau gallery.

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

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

The university library shaped like a giant piece of Swiss cheese.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

An exhibit of endangered species confiscated from smugglers and passengers.

Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.

This impressive chasm is one of the longest natural underground cavities in the world.

For over 300 years this little carving has been the city’s good luck charm.

Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

During the heyday of fishing in Hastings, there were more than 100 of these storage facilities.

One of the first canal boat-lift inclines ever created.

This bridge is the first to be made entirely from iron, but designed like it was still made of wood.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

The view that inspired the scenes of Dracula's first landing in England.

Where Agatha Christie mysteriously disappeared in 1926.

A chaotic collection of coin-operated slot machines designed to delight and disturb in equal measure.

Unusual British home built to disguise a water tower.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

A medieval replica of King Arthur's legendary table, the Round Table hanging in Winchester Castle was decorated by Henry VIII.