Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.

J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

This magnificently macabre shield shows the power of chivalrous love in medieval times.

This intriguing Bronze Age artifact spent centuries hidden within a Welsh faerie hill.

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

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

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

The final resting place of the "father of special effects."

A Trabant car, a kangaroo statue, and a plethora of plants take over this abandoned-factory-turned-bar.

This Parisian gem is one of the most incredible ethnographic museums in the world.

This massive monument was unveiled the day Kosovo declared independence from Serbia.

A menacing statue of this mythical creature can be seen at the legendary site of the monster's lair.

This 18th-century sundial was designed to calculate the date of Easter each year.

One of the world's largest collections of medieval religious art.

In the summer, the area around this sculpture transforms into a vibrant concert venue.

A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.

Special benches that play Chopin's music are scattered throughout his native city.

This bell stars in a tragic love tale and is said to make wishes come true.

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

This enormous 32-foot painting depicts Poland's greatest medieval battle in glorious detail.

This biographical museum honors the groundbreaking scientist at her birthplace in Warsaw.

An artificial date palm stands as a memorial to Warsaw's Jewish community.

A collection of miniature, symbolic sculptures hides in plain sight across Kyiv.

The Polish capital has had a deep connection to its guardian mermaid for almost a millennium now.