From a distance, this statue of an eagle looks like a giant chicken on a stick.

Dozens of large-scale, creative, evocative curios from prominent artists dot the calm outdoor space around this major museum.

The gigantic preserved heart of a champion racehorse.

This copper-coated, multi-arched dome is surrounded by a moat and lights up at night.

Outside the National Dinosaur Museum, dozens of dinosaur statues and sculptures claim the landscape.

This roadside attraction became locally famous for its unintentionally phallic shape.

The pockmarks across the building's facade are remnants of the Blitz.

This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

The largest treasure hoard in Europe is contained in a castle that was bombed out during World War II.

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

The largest free-standing aquarium in the world resides in a hotel lobby in Berlin.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

A tropical paradise just a short trip from the opera house is filled with beautiful winged creatures.

Museum preserving torture methods from the past.

This cheese shop also houses a museum devoted to Dutch dairy.

Theme park featuring miniature replicas of European monuments.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

This automated sculpture of two men peeing will spell out text messages with their micturition.

This walkway is so narrow it needs its own light to stop pedestrian traffic jams.