Beggars were miraculously "cured" of their fake ailments when they returned home to this 17th century Paris slum each night.

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

Dolls of all shapes and sizes display the eras of femininity in this spooky and beautiful collection.

This little-known relic crypt holds stolen parts of a Roman Empress.

An eclectic art form practiced by untrained masters is celebrated at this museum in the heart of Zagreb's old Upper Town.

This stunning, out-of-the-way Croatian monument commemorates a community's uprising against occupying fascist forces.

Where the lovelorn find a home for their sentimental keepsakes.

A roadside shrine to a late rock god only remains thanks to the unyielding efforts of his fans.

The childhood home of Earth's alien chameleon is a humble Brixton flat.

The final resting place to 300 Victorian-era pets hides inside the city park.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

A collection dedicated to the treatment of disease, held in London's oldest hospital.

Artists and musicians now rule over this former rail station.

A movable feast that is an East London institution.

"Purveyors of traditional sweets and vintage treats."

London's most popular recording studio, located in the capital's East End, runs partly on solar power and has played host to some of the world's biggest acts.

A flourishing garden with pigs, donkeys, goats, rabbits, guinea pigs, chickens, ducks, and sheep.

A special shop catering to the needs of things that go bump in the night, and also helps kids become writers.

Taxidermied animals galore, by appointment only.

Explore nearly 400 years of English middle-class home life.

A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.

A historic house left in "dramatic still life."

A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.

A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.