An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

Stripes of human ashes cover a back lawn in the most sought-after burial grounds in Paris.

The remaining relics of the patroness of Paris lie in a chapel under a striking double spiral staircase.

Saintly bones pressed into a wax effigy of a Catholic superstar.

A popular shrine where the Blessed Virgin allegedly appeared in 1830, displaying a holy armchair and two incorruptible remains of Lady Saints.

Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.

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

How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?

Paris' fabled purveyor of exotic taxidermy and natural history curios.

Natural history museum celebrating biodiversity with a parade of taxidermy animals.

A majestic lion statue guards this Parisian botanical garden, and feeds on an unsettling item.

Remains of Roman amphitheater hidden in a sleepy quarter of Paris.

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

This lush area was the site of extensive enemy bombing during WWII.

A celebrated bandstand at the center of what was once the worst slum in London.

Children's hospital in London that operates on royalties received from Peter Pan, which J.M. Barrie signed over in 1929.

The cedar tree in Highgate Cemetery earned its title by accident.

A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

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