This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

This unique bridge curls up like a caterpillar to let boats pass and then unfurls again to span a small canal.

Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.

A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

This London plaque marks the spot where David Bowie's famous alien made his debut.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

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

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

This Netherlands museum holds a gloriously mechanical collection of ornate musical automata.

This simple gravestone remembers a pig who single-hoofedly raised $19,000,000 for the Navy.

The famous Beatle secretly visited this Illinois town several times to visit his sister.

This odd stone memorial remembers a loyal dog who offended the rail barons with his speed and saved his master with his pee.

Even with its slightly risible name this colossal cross is still able to inspire awe.

Once an ambitious nature spa, these forest ruins now provide a serene monument to failure.

Erosion and time have created a naturally-formed water park.

Fresh wooden posts have been added to ancient holes to recreate a primitive henge clock.

An abandoned factory along the Mississippi coated by a giant mural.

This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.

A chessmaster's dream destination.