A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.

A plaque hangs near the execution place of the Scottish Independence leader famously depicted in "Braveheart."

The barrel-made lookout from Shackleton's final ship is tucked away in the crypt of one of London's oldest churches.

In Faroese legend, this sinister horse-shaped beast lures unsuspecting passersby only to drown them in the lake.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

Hundreds of numbered stakes hidden in the woods mark the graves of the lost souls of a nearby asylum.

This isolated structure beckons adventurers with sublime views of the Faroe Islands.

The largest lake in the Faroe Islands seems to be held hundreds of feet above sea level thanks to an optical illusion.

This remote island village was in danger of depopulating completely until a tunnel was built to connect it to the rest of the world .

Hans Christian Andersen for the postmodern world.

Walk 2,300 feet above the ground on the "Troll's Tongue."

A favorite with sightseers, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.

The graveyard holds the remains of Irish immigrants who arrived in Queens after fleeing the Great Famine.

Brass cobblestones mark the places where individual Holocaust victims were taken from their homes.

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet your wish will be granted.

Oldest church in the United States that is still in continuous use.

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

Christ's blood preserved in a Belgian town.

This solitary monastery may hold the remains of Vlad the Impaler (but probably not).

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.