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

This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.

The innovative Nigerian floating school that may just be a glimpse into the future of design in a world of troubling climate changes.

A cableway for car transport.

The house that took a plunge into the facade of a museum.

Beautiful Austrian natural history museum with carved ceilings and row after row of ancient taxidermy.

Giant WWII fortresses that fired 8,000 rounds a minute, now home to thousands of pigeons.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

The resting place for anonymous victims of the Danube's dark waters.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

17th century streets hidden under Edinburgh were once a breeding ground for the black death.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.

This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

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

Public access to clean drinking water was an instant hit among the masses.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

This South London cemetery holds the remains of more than 15,000 people.

Murals of the wild parties once held on the frozen River Thames.