One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.

A makeshift shrine to the late rock star is still kept up on the nondescript façade outside 1 Logan Place.

Natural history museum celebrating biodiversity with a parade of taxidermy animals.

How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?

This building has a giant piercing through one of its corners.

The astonishing collection of an infamous criminologist.

A huge enchanting public park just outside the ancient walls of Rome.

More sculpture than building, this architecturally significant temple was built on the spot of Saint Peter's crucifixion.

Also known as the Square Colosseum, this building is a prime example of fascist-era rationalist architecture.

Charles Dickens was not a fan of the ghastly wall dressings in this 6th century church.

The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.

The studio built by fascists in the hopes of "reviving the film industry" with the occasional propaganda film opportunity thrown in.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

A fortified medieval basilica on the Caelian Hill preserves extraordinary frescoes and one of Rome's most beautiful hidden cloisters.

A rather vulgar example of the transition from Latin to the Italian vernacular.

A Nesting Doll of Churches.

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

A sculpture serving as an homage to Pope John Paul II.

One of several skulls claiming to belong to the beheaded St. John the Baptist is on display at this Roman church.

A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.