A fantastic Christmas tradition where defecation meets the manger.

This historic fountain is a favorite neighborhood meeting point.

A moai decorated with the depiction of a European ship.

A snapshot of Scottish folklore and magical heritage.

The ground on which Shakespeare’s initial playhouse once stood.

A tiny street lined with eleven distinct Tanuki statues, each representing a different wish.

A wooden crucifix that survived a catastrophic earthquake, stared down a tyrannical aristocrat, and still draws Santiago’s faithful centuries later.

What was once rural farmland owned by the Dominican Order is now an artisanal crafts market enveloped by Santiago’s urban sprawl.

This 500-meter-long memorial pays tribute to the hundreds of thousands of lives lost to COVID-19 in the UK.

This medieval synagogue survived the Inquisition as a hospital and church.

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

Tokyo’s “Kitchen Town” hosts a number of shops selling intricate food replicas.

Engraved in stone here are the signatures of everyone who signed the Declaration of Independence.

This stone angel is one of the biggest caryatids in all of Paris.

From a 1930s bathing beach to a 1970s dumping ground, this stretch of Buenos Aires is now its largest and wildest reserve.

The Estatua de la Libertad stands discretely on an obscure tangent path in Barrancas de Belgrano.

This tribute to the fictional detective stands at the famous literary character's address.

A living lighting fixture.

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

Visit the grave of a famous feminist author and the mother of Mary Shelley.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.