Organisms normally seen under a microscope decorate this church.

The woman who helped save 15th-century France was born in this humble home.

An abandoned masterpiece of Soviet Brutalist architecture.

The Frank Zappa fan club erected this monument to their prog-rock hero to mark a new era of post-Soviet Lithuania.

Unchanged for centuries, this medieval library keeps its books in chains.

A creepy statue of a hooded ghost hauls itself up from the water in a historic Lithuanian city.

One of only three examples of a stained glass window manufactured by the Tiffany Company in Scotland.

These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.

A pair of club-wielding guardians stand watch over London's first public clock to feature a minute hand.

This extinct volcano rises above Edinburgh and is special for its panoramic views over the city.

There are hidden patterns on the subway seats of some Stockholm metro cars.

Located inside Hoge Veluwe National Park, this museum began as the private collection of a prominent female art collector.

A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.

This home designed for chocolate magnate Antoni Amatller is an exquisite treasure-box of Catalan Modernism.

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

Centuries after this 12th-century abbey had fallen to ruin, it became known for the strawberries and cream served in its gardens.

On this headland lies a 19th-century lighthouse and historic gun battery.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

A tribute to all the green-thumbed workers who tend London’s public parks and gardens.

Behind one of the world's most impenetrable vaults is a massive collection of retail silver.

A quiet memorial to those who died saving others in the heart of the City of London.

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.