Created as a punny statement about genetic engineering this monstrous hybrid statue has become a beloved icon.

The Liverpool street made famous by the Beatles is real.

The quiet field that inspired one of the most famous songs of all time.

The world's oldest operational public pier railway has shuttled seagoing commuters from ship to shore since 1909.

The location of this historic castle was inspired by a donkey.

These engineering masterpieces are a dominant feature of the Belfast skyline.

The ship built to ferry passengers and goods to the doomed Titanic is now the last remaining White Star Line vessel.

A museum marks and documents the site of the Titanic's launch.

This strategic isle was once swapped between empires and almost entirely destroyed in a bomb explosion.

Even though bison are not native to this Danish island, you might find them walking around the Almindingen Forestas as part of a nature experiment.

The chefs at El Diablo use heat generated by an active volcano to cook the food.

A narrow passage next to a cafe leads to a courtyard exploding with murals, tags, and paste-ups.

This Berlin island is home to a flock of free-roaming peacocks, as well as a historic ivory folly.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

A German artist built a home and garden filled with whimsical art pieces, like a massive, operational volcano.

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.

Morocco's Argania trees are infested with nut-hungry goats.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

Home to 10,000 medical specimens including the remains of Rudolf Virchow's extensive collection of pathological specimens.

This German museum devoted to the simple wonders of salt is actually built over an old saltworks.

Berliners converted a bombed-out, disused lot into a community-run urban farm with its own cafe and bar.

Half-drowned wooden stumps and stone blocks are all that remain of a Victorian landing that was destroyed by storms.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

Partially collapsed lava tube and cave system complete with concert hall, underground pond, and unique albino crabs.