Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

Catacombs turned marketplace.

The bridge is a secret gallery of discarded gum that has been transformed into miniature masterpieces.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.

A miniature train-ride through Slovenia's largest cave system.

The Adriatic's most famous wind can be reliably experienced in the city's Marina.

This historic floating crane became an unlikely symbol of the port of Trieste.

A star-shaped fortress town fort built in the geometric model of the Renaissance utopian city.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.

Centuries ago, red and white wine poured from the statue's breasts whenever a new Venetian ruler was elected.

When a massive landslide hit one of the world's tallest dams it created a tragic environmental disaster.