This rickety old shed hides a trove of secondhand literary treasures.

Hidden among popular Sydney golf courses is a little remembered graveyard populated by smallpox victims.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

A self-funded cemetery with a long list of inhabitants.

Nature is leading a successful mutiny on this century-old freighter.

This grim museum collects artifacts and evidence of some of the most sensational antipodean crimes.

A collaboration of art and ornithology mourns the calls of Sydney's lost birds.

This early version of the guillotine was used to execute the man responsible for its construction.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

In the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey lies the alleged resting place of the legendary king.

This walkway is so narrow it needs its own light to stop pedestrian traffic jams.

A controversial artwork draws attention to the dark history of Prague's "Suicide Bridge."

Bronze statues honor the brave explorers who passed through this Antarctic gateway.

The 18th-century home was disassembled into 253 cases and brought all the way from the other side of the world.

The abandoned remains of a once popular zoo, and the grave of the last known Tasmanian Tiger.

The premier place to experience the Victorian imagining of the steam-powered future.

One of the oldest theaters in Australia, it's also said to be haunted by a performer who died on stage.

A colorful street named for the legendary Australian rock band.

Countless expeditions have left Tasmania to explore Antarctica, but this island state has an even deeper connection with the sea.

This controversial museum includes such detested exhibits as a chocolate suicide bomber and fecal-smelling digestion machine.

This unique building in the main square stands out among the city's typically Baroque architecture.

A gigantic statue of a Russian soldier watches over the ancient city of Plovdiv, a prominent reminder of the Soviet period in Bulgaria.