The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

An enormous alien invades Woking, England, as an homage to the H.G. Wells classic 'The War of the Worlds.'

A magnificent, long-abandoned castle built in the wake of the reconquest of Spain.

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

This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.

This monastery built into a cliff hides a perfectly preserved hermit in a glass coffin.

It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.

Colorful umbrella-covered trees in Singapore's Little India look straight out of Dr. Seuss.

Singapore's landscaping project is home to 18 incredible Supertrees.

A historical convent known for taking in bad luck babies left on its doorstep is now an upscale shopping center.

The most playful of the life-sized statues that make up Singapore's "People of the River."

This $62 million dollar temple was erected to house one little dental fragment of religious history.

The lavish, well-preserved home of a wealthy Baba Nyonya family is now a cultural museum.

Once the private home of China’s most legendary tycoon, getting inside this stunning mansion no longer requires an elite pedigree or acts of daring.

The house of a former Argentinian president stands protected within a large glass case.

Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.

This lucky bronze frog was gifted to Madrid by a casino.

A curious memento mori hangs in the magnificent Cathedral of Segovia.

Legendary site where an evil bishop was devoured by rodents.

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

This enormous censer uses a pulley system installed over 400 years ago.