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This 13th century castle is chock full of ghosts and impossibly rare cows.

The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.

This automated sculpture of two men peeing will spell out text messages with their micturition.

This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.

It is against the law to obstruct the view from the top of this English burial mound.

A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.

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

From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

This historic Benedictine monastery brews a booze so toxic that it has often been blamed almost singularly for Scottish hooliganism.

A British plaque explains that a house was built using the spoils of the first international golf bet.

The signs of a long buried road can still be found hidden beneath a London sewer grate.

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

The last of the 19th-century booze-free bars has been slinging teetotal tonics for over a century.

An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.

This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.

Poland's oldest surviving university building holds a wealth of historic science instruments including some used by Copernicus.

It's always summer at the beach inside this former airship hangar.

Created hundreds of years ago, the magical follies and landscapes at this park were almost lost to time before being restored.

These lovely Turkish-styled baths were brought back to life after winning a reality show competition.

A giant wooden soda bottle pays homage to a distinctly British drink on the very spot where it was invented.

Hidden on the urban banks of a Manchester river are a series of abandoned waterside industrial sites.

The oldest house in Glasgow is now a museum dedicated to the city's medieval history.

This ancient Roman prison is decorated with an upside-down cross not as blasphemy but as saintly tribute.