This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

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

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

This emotive sculpture was originally created for the 1878 World's Fair.

This historic, one-acre island is the only legal place to camp in the city of Richmond.

This surreal statue brings a famous French novel about a supernatural cad to arresting life.

The approximate spot where the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar was put to death.

In a city that boasts four separate inclined cable railways, this is one of the busiest funicular lines in the world.

The world's largest grapevine has produced a delicious harvest at Hampton Court Palace for almost 250 years.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

A rocky sea serpent hides caves, blowholes, and a spectacular natural bridge.

This scale model of our solar system hid in plain sight for years before a physics team sought out all the planets.

This Croatian fairytale castle is slowly falling apart thanks to years of neglect.

This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

Humble beginnings for one of the world's most famous scientists.

Now harmless, this looming post struck fear into the heart of medieval troublemakers.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.