This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.

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

The largest ancient burial mound in Ohio.

This magnificent museum claims to house the cranium of a disciple and the skull of a pope.

A bronze of the man in all his sinewy glory celebrates his longtime connection to the Ohio city.

Unique tower has outlasted a takeover of the company.

This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.

The little-known second castle that William the Conqueror built in York.

Hauled from the water's depths, Henry VIII's flagship is preserved in this capsule-shaped museum.

The stoic structure boasts a whimsical set of stained glass art commemorating Lewis Carroll.

Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.

Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.

Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.

J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

The mummified heart of a saint lives on in this church—after a brief hiatus when it was stolen.

The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.

This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.