This genuine, blood red Jolly Roger was captured off the North African coast in 1790 by Admiral Richard Curry.

A replica of the gaslit streetlamp under which three teenagers founded a football club.

The ruins of a once-mighty medieval palace are hidden away in otherwise modern London

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

Check the time in 145 countries at once with this East German relic.

Honoring the Guinness brewer whose quest for the perfect pint led to the creation of the t-test, a cornerstone of modern statistics.

A poignant memorial that traces two hundred years of German history.

St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.

According to a satirical conspiracy theory that persists today, this German city of 300,000 is a hoax invented by the CIA.

The intended purpose of this unfinished Elizabethan building remains a mystery.

A relic of medieval punishment marks the center of this quintessential English village.

This unusual geoglyph was built as a warning so low-flying aircraft wouldn't scare the zoo animals.

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

The medieval woodcut-style artwork chronicles life in medieval London.

This once-controversial and slightly confusing statue of Achilles was built out of captured cannons.

Once designed as the entrance to Buckingham Palace, this structure was later relocated and stands as a victory arch.

Rumored to be a giant robot in disguise, this colossal chef has been the beloved symbol of Tokyo’s kitchenware district for decades.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

Steampunk, humanoid sculptures crawl on all fours in a Tokyo plaza.

An enormous pair of straw sandals woven in the traditional way—to keep demons at bay.

A 14th-century European chapel sticks out of the facade of a Japanese hotel.

Surreal giant face-pillars welcome visitors from across the globe to this hotel.

A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.