The risqué mixed-media sculptures are supposedly a metaphor for Czech politics.

This doorless 20th-century elevator doesn't stop or slow down.

Microscopic scenes; some call it novelty, some call it art.

A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

Home to Alan Turing, the cracking of the Enigma code, and Captain Ridley's shooting party.

The first peace pagoda to be constructed in the Western world sits next to a small English lake.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

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 anatomical-pathological collection of a man who changed surgery.

Where's a guy to go after a long, hard day at work?

The London statue that imitates passersby.

A building that survived WWII, possibly on the virtue of its name alone.

A portly statue of a golden boy commemorates an unusual cause of the Great Fire of London: the sin of gluttony.

A recently restored Shoreditch landmark with ties to Jack the Ripper.

The last remaining example of the boatmen's perches that once dotted the south bank of the Thames.

Children's hospital in London that operates on royalties received from Peter Pan, which J.M. Barrie signed over in 1929.

The broken skateboards that became a poignant memorial to a murdered skater.

Taxidermied animals galore, by appointment only.

Art Deco and “Wrenaissance” mash-up, this recently restored royal residence has been home to kings and comes with secret monkey passages included.

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

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.