This homegrown adoption center offers a wonderland of feline companionship.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

This house's itty bitty size means no humans allowed.

The island of Lanai in Hawai'i is a paradise for cats and cat lovers.

This Minsk museum has cat coffee, cat chess, cat art, and even a cat "staff," which visitors are free to take home.

This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.

Uppsala's adorable feline sign celebrates a popular children's book set in the Swedish city.

A unique zoological park home to over 30 species of wild cats, both big and small.

Catch a glimpse of local, native wildlife at this zoo dedicated to conservation and education.

This Roman relic was discovered in Scotland by a mudlarking ferryman.

A black cat protests the City Guild in Riga's Old Town.

The little tuxedo cat survived the trip, then languished in obscurity.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

A bronze kitty adorns the grave of the polar explorer who brought the original feline to the Antarctic.

Hand-crafted tributes to a stray cat named "Room 8" now cover this LA elementary school.

The bones of two medieval royal lions were discovered at the historic fortress.

This striking statue brings a scene from the African savannah into central London.

A monument to the thrice mayor of London who according to lore made his fortune by selling his rat-chasing cat.

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

The statue honors an adventurous seafaring cat.

Pay homage to a mysterious feline artifact outside of this Florida museum.

The meteor that sealed the fate of the dinosaurs landed at this site, one of the largest impact craters in the world.

These headstones and a few stone foundations are all that remain of a once-booming mining town.

An empty mine that some believe will suddenly be filled with fortune and treasures at the end of the world.