This slice of 1960s Danish modernism does not conform to the Oxford college stereotypes.

This 11th century tower is said to be the oldest building in Oxford.

This centuries-old pub boasts a collection of more than 4,500 snippets of neckties from around the world.

An extraordinary collection of scientific instruments - and Einstein's chalkboard - inside the world's oldest purpose built museum building.

A 26-foot shark sculpture—a statement about bombs—set off a municipal battle royale.

Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.

Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.

This former medical factory gives home to cutting edge arts in the shadow of a gas works.

The bridge is a secret gallery of discarded gum that has been transformed into miniature masterpieces.

This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.

These docile dragons are ideal inhabitants for the conservatory greenhouses.

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

A collection of abandoned typographic signs from Berlin and beyond.

Art and a pun, all in one.

A surreal museum of extraordinary industrial objects.

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

A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.

A tour of underground Berlin takes you through WWII air raid shelters and tunnels used to smuggle people out of East Germany.

Got apples?

A font of vintage porn on the silver screen.

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

A Belle Epoque bordello turned into a themed love hotel.

An all-American grocery store in Paris sells U.S. "cuisine" like Pop-Tarts and Heinz ketchup to homesick ex-pats.

One of the last umbrella repair shops in Paris upholds the nostalgic art of umbrella making.