A 'living museum' in Leiden, the oldest of its kind in the Netherlands.

Unsurprisingly, Holland is home to one of the most magnificent flower gardens in the world.

This restaurant's specialty is "a major enigma for food historians."

The fantastic charm of England's oldest botanical garden has made it a place of writerly inspiration for centuries.

An Oxford museum where visitors can have tea with the Mad Hatter and climb through the wardrobe to a fantasy land.

Twisted trees shaped by coastal winds make this woodland look like something from a spooky story.

Visitors can explore the role of mysticism throughout the ages inside this interactive museum of magic.

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

Started as a kitchen garden, now the second largest botanical garden in the world.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

Tiny effigies of the victims of Edinburgh's famous Anatomy Murders.

A roadway designed for a visiting monarch.

Nestled among the living residents is the final resting place of an apothecary plague victim.

A former telephone box found new life as a photo booth and charity fundraiser.

Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

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

Scotland's oldest medieval bridge is also among the last reminders of early medieval Aberdeen.