The unlikely myth that this bridge was designed by Sir Isaac Newton is quite a tribute to its clever design.

A beloved family of panda sculptures named after memories of the city's past.

One of Bhutan's oldest temples was purportedly built to stop a giant female ogre from preventing the spread of Buddhism across Tibet.

One of the largest museums in Ukraine remembers the story of the German-Soviet War in iconic, brutalist style.

340-foot statue built to honour the Heroes of the Soviet Union.

This enormous "shamoji" means more to the people of Miyajima than just a way getting rice onto a plate.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

A memorial to the thousands of political dissidents imprisoned during the 40-year period of martial law in Taiwan.

An American lighthouse stands on an island cliffside in Taiwan.

This elegant Colombian fortress was one of the torture headquarters for the Spanish Inquisition.

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

A focal point of the Cuban government, this city square features one of the most iconic images in the country.

This Soviet statue is based on a piece of propaganda that's been elevated to national myth.

A three-centuries-old crypt in the foothills of an old plantation.

This tiny tropical village was sick of anonymity so the locals made this sign, which actually changed the name of the town.

An unusual monument to a 19th-century circus star.

A forgotten underground railway once whooshed trams beneath London.

A haunted medieval church, a ceremonial stone circle, and a burial ground are all that's left of this community lost to the Black Death.

Destroyed by a V-1 flying bomb in 1944, this ruined church is a haunting reminder of the war.

The grave of the mythical giant who stole from wealthy bakers to give to the poor.

A statue for a zoo that was never built.

A monument to early air travel and an unhappy cat.

A glorious pub known for a spiteful printing feud and its famous typeface lost—then found—at the bottom of the Thames.