This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.

Shakespeare has been brought to life in this open air theater for the better part of a century.

A mythical chimera first sculpted in 1936 as a mix of the main animals of Texas livestock.

With lush plants and flowers, huge trees, ponds, and hidden monuments, this place feels a bit like discovering Narnia.

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

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

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

This long-hidden space above Westminster Abbey now displays the battle gear of the legendary King Henry V.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

Room 32 of the Alta Cienega Motel has grown into a shrine to the Lizard King.

This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

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

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.