This statue is dedicated to the animal cosmonauts that perished during space flight experiments.

Existing for more than four centuries, the last of Hakone’s historic teahouses serves a sweet, mold-based rice drink.

A replica of the first seismoscope ever invented.

A little-known castle set in a nature reserve.

This castle played host to the largest great hall found in medieval Central Europe.

A grove of "candelabra redwoods" deep in California's Lost Coast.

This mysterious wheel-cross is the tallest in Britain.

These prehistoric replicas were based on actual skeletal remains.

Also known as "Robin Hood's tree," this tree became a famed location along Hadrian's Wall before it was cut down in an act of vandalism.

An actual piece of the Moon, brought down to Earth by Apollo 15.

Large World War II gun emplacements and tunnel systems remain hidden near a remote end of Waiheke Island.

One of the most well-preserved mammoth specimens in the world.

A breathtaking 19th-century trail overlooks Lake Tahoe.

A breathtaking viewing platform over the Alps.

Composed of scrap metal, a pair of platform-length murals chronicle Japan’s history, from the Big Bang to the development of modern Tokyo.

This stunning limestone waterfall is the highest in Estonia.

A Reformation-era fiery figurehead once denoted this location as a print shop.

An abstract and eyecatching clock/fountain is the centerpiece of this little-known German city.

The little tuxedo cat survived the trip, then languished in obscurity.

Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

The last remnants of a massive medieval wall that once encompassed the city of Berlin.

A museum in the building where Nazi Germany signed its surrender tells the story of World War II from the Soviet perspective.

These former Nazi anti-aircraft towers offer a singular view of the north of Berlin in the summer, and a sanctuary for bats in winter.