Erected in memory of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who was born close to this spot, this statue commemorates the author and his famous detective.

A small museum that celebrates the history and culture of the LGBTQ community in England.

An independent cinema housed in a former pathological anatomy laboratory.

The history of Reykjavik told through a historical village and live actors.

This sculptural representation of an Andersen fairy tale had to be pushed away for being too grim.

One of London's lost rivers runs through a pipe over the tracks of this subway station.

A memorial to those who donated their bodies to science.

Housed in a former convent, this museum has a collection of religious art, artifacts, and scientific objects that offer insights into the island's spiritual, cultural, and intellectual heritage.

This small, easily-overlooked sculpture recalls the first time Graz saw a live elephant.

One man’s obsessive, 30-plus-year quest is behind the pies at this spot on the Lower East Side.

This surreal thumbs-up monument commemorates a shiatsu legend.

These purpose-built WWII air raid shelters, which run half a kilometer under the town of Mellieħa, are among the longest in Malta.

Luminaries from Albert Einstein to John Lennon once had a cup of coffee at Tokyo's oldest café.

New York's oldest magic store.

A wunderkammer of exoticism immortalized by Tom Waits.

Denmark’s oldest bakery is home to the 'Wednesday Snail,' one of the best cinnamon rolls on the planet.

This small museum is dedicated to the study of coprolites, or fossilized poop.

Florence’s archaeological museum displays an ordinary stool that once shattered one of its most prized artifacts.

A lone torii arch stands on a coastal rock where a deity is said to have landed.

This giant geoglyph of mysterious origins is now the site of neo-pagan rituals.

Disturbing winged beings decorate the walls of this strange abandoned hermitage.

A mysterious monument where a woman who records say never existed was burnt alive for being a witch.

An unusual, funny and fantastic open air museum.

The scorched Lisbon church that survived two earthquakes and a massive fire.