Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

Dating back almost 400 years, the oldest public collection library in the United Kingdom was once the study hall of Karl Marx.

One of the most controversial statues in Romania is an emperor with no clothes.

The bust of Romania’s most notorious ruler, Vlad Dracula aka "Vlad the Impaler," keeps watch over the ruins of his medieval court.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

Italian poet Dante Alighieri is entombed in this small mausoleum in Ravenna, and his hometown of Florence has never been too happy about it.

Southern Italy's spinning top village.

These gutted monastery ruins still stand proudly in the middle of the Italian countryside.

Walk through a fairytale in Tuscany.

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.

The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.

Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water, this ancient crypt is more wishing well than burial site.

Natural cathedral designed by Italian artist Giuliano Mauri.

Sitting on an Italian hilltop is this surreal fortress built by the mad inventor of electrohomeopathy.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

This sword isn't waiting for a king to pull it out. It was placed there by a saint.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

This half-finished "city of toys" was almost Italy's own Las Vegas.

A medieval fresco which reminds visitors that death will come for us all.