A closed London rail station created to cart away the dead still bears the marks of attempts to make it less morbid.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

The remains of Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851.

The final resting place to 300 Victorian-era pets hides inside the city park.

An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

Catacombs turned marketplace.

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

A student driver's nightmare.

Winding paths and ramshackle mausoleums in the oldest "park cemetery" in London.

This collection of illusory paraphernalia has been culled from the history of London's premier magician's club.

This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

Designed by a computer, this intricate network of fluorescent green pipes has taken over a subway station.

Unbeknownst to most passersby, this marble statue standing outside an office building is a genuine piece of second-century Rome.

Inspired by the famous sculptures on Easter Island, this head serves as a popular meeting spot by Shibuya Station.

The site of Japan’s first archaeological excavation is also the birthplace of fingerprint forensics.

Visitors to this park are welcomed by an ancient Japanese megalithic tomb that dates back to the sixth century.

Tell this pair of "love-inviting" cats in Ginza your romantic hopes.

This ordinary set of steps is a must-see destination for fans of a certain romantic anime.

This adorable birdlike police box is designed based on a play on words.

Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.