An exercise in radical design and social living that became the epicenter of Soviet spy networks in London.

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

This hidden green space is the city's second largest conservatory.

Climb into Albania's communist history while enjoying a spectacular ocean view.

The elliptical citadel resisted the advance of the mighty Ottomans several times, thanks to the military prowess of the "Dragon of Albania."

Hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers crowd Albania long after the fall of Communism.

This ominous Albanian fortress houses tanks and downed planes as a reminder of their victories over Western imperialism.

A medieval bridge stretches over a sulfur-rich river that leads to year-round natural hot springs.

A naturally beautiful, seemingly bottomless deep blue spring.

A charming flea market shop dedicated to retrofuturistic apparati.

An antique curios dealer and hybrid taxidermist.

Weird wax anatomical models reside here, as do other anatomical specimens.

Inside a former cabaret, seven floors of erotic art.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

Collection of antique taxidermy and natural specimens, near one of Paris's oldest flea markets.

The narrowest street in Paris.

Dedicated to the art of hunting, with juxtapositions of contemporary art.

A lone cannonball remains lodged in the walls of the Hotel de Sens as a sober reminder of a revolution.

Skeletons, medical artifacts, and other obscure and precious treasures all displayed in a wooden pharmacist's cabinet.

A Parisian exterminator's shop whose storefront displays stuffed rats hanging from traps.

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

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