An unusual stone chair can be found on the banks of the River Wear, not far from Durham Cathedral.

These lamps were created to expel sewer gases after an event known as The Great Stink.

Hundreds of years ago, this lion-shaped door knocker could help a person accused of a crime find temporary safe haven in Durham Cathedral.

This library dates back to the late 17th century and was one of the first public lending libraries in England.

Take afternoon tea in a 17th-century almshouse.

A monument with a strange legend involving a horse's tongue.

An abandoned tower once used to study the cosmos hides within a thicket of greenery.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

Pre-Nazi swastikas adorn the sculpted pachyderms flanking this brewhouse portal.

The old observatory in Copenhagen has a spiral corridor used as a racetrack.

A collection of noses tucked inside an art museum reveals how times have changed.

The art museum is decorated with creatively remodeled pre-Nazi swastikas.

These temples are among the oldest free-standing stone buildings in the world.

The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.

This subterranean necropolis holds three floors of antler-dug grave caves.

Burial grounds for more than 1,000 bodies deep under the modern town of Rabat.

Stone Age solar temple is aligned with the sun on each equinox and solstice.

This blue behemoth of a bear is a colorful homage to Brown University's mascot.

Books bound in human skin and H. P. Lovecraft's letters are among a few of the treasures this library has to offer.

The vaguely man-shaped root that ate the body of the founder of Rhode Island.

A merchant court dedicated to the fictitious King Arthur is heavily adorned with bizarre Renaissance art.

A huge wooden clock that is so beautiful its creator was forcibly blinded.

This statue and park honor the Swedish chemist Jacob Berzelius, one of the founders of modern chemistry.

The Swedish flag over this small naval fort signals that the nation is at peace.