The site of a concentration camp where inmates were made to take part in one of the largest counterfeiting operations in history is now hauntingly empty.

When German-Iraqi relations broke down, this embassy was vacated post haste.

This striking statue brings a scene from the African savannah into central London.

A recently restored substation that dates from 1875.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

A measuring mishap led to these artificial stone ladies losing their stomachs.

This sculpture encompasses the emotion of rail travel.

The world's first successful water-powered cotton mill paved the way for the factories of the British Industrial Revolution.

This historic textile mill has been repurposed as a shopping outlet, which houses a textile museum that celebrates its industrial past.

A seaside town with no sea in sight.

These unique stepping stones hug a river's edge to take hikers on a journey through a limestone gorge.

This landmark Victorian folly rewards visitors with spectacular views over the Peak District.

A historic Georgian building and warm springs.

Once the largest unsupported dome in the world, beating out the Pantheon and St Peters in Rome.

With lush plants and flowers, huge trees, ponds, and hidden monuments, this place feels a bit like discovering Narnia.

The pockmarks across the building's facade are remnants of the Blitz.

An image of the legendary saint stands in the shadow of a cathedral she liberated.

This small red school was where Germany signed their surrender during WWII.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

A unique bridge with an equally unique view.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

The birthplace of Karl Marx is now a museum dedicated to the communist revolutionary's life and work.