The cell which saved the life of Ludger Sylbaris, "the man who lived through Doomsday."

Winding paths and ramshackle mausoleums in the oldest "park cemetery" in London.

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

Melbourne's favorite bronze dog.

A firefighting museum housed in a historic station whose Lookout Tower watches over Melbourne.

Every hour a secret compartment drops from this giant pocket watch, revealing a lovely surprise.

The city’s oldest gateway to the galaxy lies at the entrance to the Royal Botanical Gardens.

Is there such thing as too many fruit bats? Not anymore.

The bullet-banged DIY suit of armour belonging to Australia’s most famous outlaw.

Unusual finds in this shrine to local law enforcement include a 19th-century vampire-slaying kit.

A colorful street named for the legendary Australian rock band.

Tiny artwork tucked within glass letterboxes form this hidden gem of an art gallery.

Australia's largest medical museum featuring a 19th-century pharmacy.

An abandoned jewel of a ballroom on the top floor of Australia’s busiest rail station echoes with the sounds of a bygone era.

The labyrinthine storm tunnels beneath the city of Melbourne are ruled by a band of urban explorers.

The word 'wunderkammer' translates as 'wonder-chamber'. This Wunderkammer is both a museum and a retail store.

Hamburg's first legal sex work is relegated to a gated street that still does not allow pedestrian women.

One of the largest legal spray spots in Hamburg.

Wax models of disease and deformity are on display at this German medical museum.

A fascinating little museum dedicated to the thousands of chemical substances concealed in our food.

Remnants of an exploded schooner and wrecked submarines form a breakwater.

A spitting ode to a German serial killer.

A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.

A beautiful collection of taxidermy birds and rare pomological wax models.