This 40-foot fowl marks the so-called "wild goose capital of the world."

Home with Gothic windows featured in a famous painting.

Funhouse of found art and participatory sculpture.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

1887 era Russian Orthodox church in Minneapolis.

This well-preserved Cistercian Abbey in a romantic pastoral setting has inspired artists like the poet Wordsworth.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

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

Hidden in plain sight, this creepy sculpture watches from above.

The spot where three Protestant clergymen were burned at the stake during the reign of "Bloody Mary."

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 first declared National Monument in the United States.

The beautiful, fruit-covered facade hints at this building's former life.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

A piece of John the Baptist in the American heartland.

It is said the legendary wizard once lived in this sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle.

The first archaeological site discovered by aerial photography.

A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.

A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.

The oldest working mechanical clock in the world.

A mysterious shape catches the eye in this 16th-century painting.