Guarding the city of Chiyoda is a bizarre insectile creature with a name no one can pronounce.

A shrine dedicated to a 10th-century samurai emperor, whose head is not buried on site (contrary to popular belief).

Japan’s tallest Godzilla statue contains a piece of the original 1954 film within its base.

Here lies Hattori Hanzō, a samurai who is remembered as a legendary ninja in today’s popular culture.

Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.

This Roman archeological site is hidden amid a 1930s housing estate.

A famous pilgrimage site that remains hidden in the midst of a city.

This former burial ground, built atop discarded ballast from cargo ships, is now a public park.

A reminder of a long-gone community and way of life on the River Tyne.

This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.

This gorgeous space is England's largest independent library outside of London.

This building played host to some of the most influential minds of the Industrial Revolution and now serves as a reminder of the influence of Northern coalfields.

This sculpture commemorates a naturalist and an illustrator whose work was a forerunner to modern field guides.

The remains of a Dominican friary, once one of the largest of its kind in the United Kingdom.

The largest timber structure in Europe.

An Iron Age fort on the edge of a seaside cliff offers a glimpse into an ancient, mystical world.

While only two of the ancient buildings at this site are actually churches this was one of the earliest Irish pilgrimage sites ever.

A diminutive, thousand-year-old church believed to be the smallest in Ireland.

A steam trawler with a whiskey-soaked history driven ashore in 1960 resides rusty but still standing on the shoreline.

This statue celebrating everyday life in Dublin has a few unsavory nicknames.

A guitar mounted on a wall in Temple Bar honors the Irish musician.

This supermarket offers shoppers a window into the past alongside their groceries.

This neon landmark has been posing this deadpan question to follicly-challenged Dubliners for over 50 years.

A statue in the center of Dublin dedicated to one of their favorite sons of rock & roll.