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Athena in her display at the Florence Nightingale Museum

London, England

Athena the Owl

The Florence Nightingale Museum is home to the famous nurse's most treasured possession: her beloved pet owl.

Shiozawa Tsumugi Fabric Museum

Minamiuonuma, Japan

Shiozawa Tsumugi Fabric Museum

Weave yourself into over a thousand years of history at this textiles museum through demonstrations and a hands-on hataori experience on a traditional loom.

"Halfdan carved these runes."

Istanbul, Turkey

Viking Runes at Hagia Sophia

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

The gates with Traquair House in the background.

Traquair, Scotland

The Bear Gates of Traquair

The main gates have been locked since 1745 and will remain so until the Stuart Dynasty returns to the throne.

The Sunwheel

Hadley, Massachusetts

The Sunwheel

Each solstice, students and astronomy enthusiasts gather at a primitive but functioning sun wheel to witness how humanity first used this calendar.

Arab Baths of Girona

Girona, Spain

Arab Baths of Girona

A historic structure inspired by Roman, Muslim, and Jewish bath houses.

'The Lost XVII'

Kilmacolm, Scotland

'The Lost XVII'

A missing Roman legion was recreated in sculpture along a Scottish cycling route.

Wall of Frogs

Santa Barbara, California

'Wall of Frogs'

A unique local art exhibit that has continued to grow since 1989.

Generations of ship captains relied on these to find their way.

North Queensferry, Scotland

North Queensferry Harbour Light Tower

One of the world's smallest functioning lighthouse boasts an unexpected connection.

Mujinazuka is the grave of a ghost train.

Tokyo, Japan

Mujinazuka at Kenshō-ji

A legend of a mysterious phantom train haunts this grave.

This unusual relief depicts a future president serving a cup of coffee to an injured soldier.

Wilmington, Delaware

McKinley Monument

This relief sculpture depicts America’s most famous coffee break.

The marker for Chopin's heart

Warsaw, Poland

Chopin's Heart

After the famous composer died in Paris, his sister snuck his heart out of the country to honor his wish that it be buried in their native country.

Heart Ex Votos

Rome, Italy

Papal Hearts at Santi Vincenzo e Anastasio a Trevi

This former Roman Catholic Church still contains the embalmed hearts and organs of 22 popes.

The inscription from a 1375 John Barbour poem translates to, "A noble heart can know no ease without freedom."

Melrose, Scotland

Robert the Bruce's Heart

The heart of a Scottish legend had a centuries-long journey before reaching its final resting place.

Monument to Antonio Canova.

Venice, Italy

Tomb of Antonio Canova

A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.

Inside the church.

Athens, Greece

Holy Church of the Archangels

This small chapel holds the mummified heart of one of the heroes of the Greek Revolution.

A closeup of the plaque on the obelisk.

Serenje, Zambia

Livingstone Memorial

An obelisk marks the spot where a British explorer's heart was buried before the rest of his body was transported to England.

The heart of Laurence O'Toole, upon its return to Christ Church.

Dublin, Ireland

Oddities of Christ Church Cathedral

The mummified heart of a saint lives on in this church—after a brief hiatus when it was stolen.

Coicorin, the love-inviting cat of Ginza.

Tokyo, Japan

'Coicorin'

Tell this pair of "love-inviting" cats in Ginza your romantic hopes.

The museum contains a small fleet of retired buses.

Swansea, Wales

Swansea Bus Museum

A Swansea industrial estate hides a sanctuary to that most humble mode of public transport: the bus.

Potato Roundabout

Mjölby, Sweden

Potato Roundabout

This traffic circle in a small Swedish town is adorned with a statue of a giant potato.

Kankōji Temple

Minamiuonuma, Japan

Kankōji Temple

Take a lick of the legendary homemade miso paste that protected this Buddhist temple’s scrolls from a fire centuries ago.

Bridge Interior.

West Montrose, Ontario

West Montrose Covered Bridge

Known as the "Kissing Bridge" for its privacy, it also happens to be the last covered bridge in Ontario.

Guidarello Guidarelli Funeral Monument

Ravenna, Italy

Guidarello Guidarelli Funeral Monument

Legend has it that any woman who kissed this statue would soon be married.

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