"They died with their boots on."

The hometown of a beloved manga artist created a treasure hunt for his popular ghostly characters.

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

Special benches that play Chopin's music are scattered throughout his native city.

The Polish capital has had a deep connection to its guardian mermaid for almost a millennium now.

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

This easily overlooked memorial immortalizes the scars from the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

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

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

One of the biggest markets in Asia, under one of the continent's largest domes.

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

Witnesses claim the Virgin Mary statue outside the church once mysteriously shed a single tear.

In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.

Conflicting markers on its floor tell a tale of two city centers in San Antonio.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

This hidden sculpture garden full of Wild West art is one of San Antonio's best-kept secrets.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.

The ruined doorway is a portal to the building's turbulent and torturous past.

The castle still holds traces of the abandoned Roman fort it was built atop.