Peruse rare tomes like poetry bound in pearls or books with branches and berries growing out of their spines.

The classic lawn figurine now claims this wooded area as home.

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

A nondescript Seattle restaurant inherited a piece of European history.

Couple's personal collection of pinball machines turned public pinball museum.

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

The historic bar where local ship captains, traders, and gold miners would come together to do business a century ago.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

Make your reservation to have coffee with some kitties.

The approximate spot where the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar was put to death.

This frog-themed restaurant was frequented by Picasso, Saint-Exupéry, and more.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

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

A commemorative plaque at the door pays tribute to an "American Patriot" known for his betrayal.

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

This London marker celebrates the spot where the world-famous English band was founded.

This knockout museum lies in a sleepy corner of London.

Several plaster noses are hidden in plain sight around London's Soho neighborhood.

The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

A vast overgrown cemetery, once known as one of London's "Magnificent Seven."

The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.