Glasgow, Scotland
The Govan Cat
This small memorial honors a ferocious feline and local hero.
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Glasgow, Scotland
This small memorial honors a ferocious feline and local hero.
Palo Alto, California
The world's most famous donkey lives in this pen.
Canterbury, England
This strangely dressed taxidermy creature has a heartbreaking story.
Egeo, Greece
Swarms of dainty flying insects swarm into the Petaloudes Valley to get busy.
Whitby, England
A monument to the real explorer and bear who inspired characters in Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials.'
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Once home to a local bear named "Bruno."
Warsaw, Poland
A menacing statue of this mythical creature can be seen at the legendary site of the monster's lair.
Port Renfrew, British Columbia
Defying all odds, this lonely little tree found a home on a log sticking out of a Canadian lake.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.
Toronto, Ontario
Canada's largest dinosaur skeleton was hidden away in storage for more than 40 years.
Dublin, Ireland
An 80-year-old plane tree is devouring an iron bench at Ireland's oldest law school.
Salzburg, Austria
This strange statue features a bust of the famous composer plopped atop a woman's body.
Iceland
Rising from the sea like a stone monster.
Jackson, New Hampshire
Near the summit of Mount Washington, a stone monument remembers a life lost to one of the mountain's infamous storms.
Nairobi, Kenya
This wildlife trust is dedicated to orphaned elephant rescue and conservation.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
See prehistoric footprints, plus two complete mastodon skeletons.
Tana River County, Kenya
Final resting place of one of Africa's most famous conservationists, murdered by bandits.
Bolivia
Thousands of fossilized footprints speckle this Bolivian national park.
Sucre, Bolivia
Largest site of dinosaur footprints ever found includes more than 5,000 tracks.
Stockholm, Sweden
Not far from where one of the most famous Swedes of all time is buried, an infamous man was put to rest.
Bimbia, Cameroon
Buried deep in the forest near Limbe, this little-known slave port became the point of no return for 10 percent of enslaved Africans.
Big Trees, California
California's longest-running tourist attraction is a stump.
London, England
A collection dedicated to the treatment of disease, held in London's oldest hospital.
Goldfield, Nevada
Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.