The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

The final resting place to 300 Victorian-era pets hides inside the city park.

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.

Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

The famous polar explorer stands outside the Royal Geographical Society's headquarters.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

This bookstore serves recipes from the cookbooks on sale.

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

Look up from the busy streets to discover how time is kept!

Beggars were miraculously "cured" of their fake ailments when they returned home to this 17th century Paris slum each night.

A lush vertical garden blooming in the heart of Paris.

Claude Monet was baptized in this lavishly ornate Paris church.

A glamorous hotel that once accommodated French resistance fighters and concentration camp survivors.

If you look closely at the oldest bridge in Paris, you might notice hundreds of ugly faces leering from its sides.

During the summer months, giant teddy bears take over Paris near Les Gobelins metro station.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

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

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

The narrowest street in Paris.

This 400-year-old tree is actually an immigrant from North America.