This emblematic representation is said to bring the students good fortune.

Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.

Along the edge of this fountain are 365 smaller fountains that represent the days of the year.

An ornate private entrance to the Vienna subway built specifically for the emperor.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

This abandoned-looking amusement park is frighteningly open for business.

The first woman to become a member of the parliament of Iceland.

A monument dedicated to the civil uprisings that took place during the Pots and Pans Revolution.

This verdant, tree-lined Reykjavik graveyard is both enchanting and eerie.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

A carved bench marks the Scottish cave that inspired the classic adventure novel "Treasure Island."

A dozen cast iron leopards stand guard along the length of Aberdeen's Union Bridge.

This effigy was crafted to annoy a neighbor after a civil dispute over a foul smell.

A single oak tree rises out of the waters of Loch Lomond.

The only statue ever crafted by award-winning animator Ray Harryhausen.

Recently restored menagerie of Victorian-era beasts.

This pedestrian walkway cuts through a cemetery and over several burial vaults.

An impromptu shrine appeared shortly after beloved "Torchwood" character Ianto Jones was killed off the show.

An authentic, seaworthy replica of the ship that sailed to Newfoundland in 1497.

A historic, reportedly haunted pub that provided inspiration for several famous adventure novels.