This ironic war memorial thumbs its nose at a campaign of inedible humanitarian aid food products.

Inat Kuća, or "House of Spite," is more than just an oddly named restaurant.

Oriental bazaar in the heart of Sarajevo.

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.

The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.

When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.

Large, airy hallways hide within an impenetrable fortress that beckons urban explorers.

Stockholm's narrowest alley is barely over two feet wide.

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

An artistic tribute to the famous singer, just around the corner from where he was born.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.

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

Museum dedicated to the UK's first charity for abandoned children, with keepsakes of the mothers who left them behind.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

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

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

A quiet memorial to those who died saving others in the heart of the City of London.

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

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

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

Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.