The site where two doves fell in love.

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

The final resting place of the "father of special effects."

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

The first green space constructed on an elevated viaduct.

The spiral staircase hidden inside this giant Parisian column was likely built for Catherine de Medici's astrologer.

Shop at the 200-year-old store where Julia Child stocked up on copper cookware.

Order a boozy baba au rhum at the oldest patisserie in Paris.

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

A rare specimen of the ancient piggy bank of Java resides in one of the unassuming corners of the Ashmolean.

A mysterious ruin shrouded in more folklore than fact.

The ruins of a small church belonging to a powerful Scottish family still hold the remains of its patriarch.

The Guinness Record holder as the "tallest cinema in the world" is a building with screens in almost every one of its 12 floors

This stone once marked the boundaries of Liverpool's medieval markets.

This bronze statue was dedicated to a 1966 Beatles hit.

The tower was originally used as a chimney for the waste incinerator of St. John's Precinct and Market.

Referred to as "the crappiest fountain ever," this sculpture has been splashing unknowing passersby since 1969.

A discarded umbrella stand from a women's prison is an object of pride at a library that is dedicated to women's culture and achievements.

An 18th-century religious argument etched into stone.

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

A tribute to an explorer and naturalist often overlooked by history.

The beloved beast's taxidermy remains sit in the Natural History Museum's cafe.

The bones of two medieval royal lions were discovered at the historic fortress.

Repository for more than 22 million pickled specimens.