Possibly the oldest living thing in Europe, more likely a pagan survivor.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

The stately remains of Llywelyn the Great's mighty fortress.

The remains of a grand castle that may have inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula.

Besieged by war, this castle ruin has crumbled into a peaceful picnic spot.

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

A pub that is literally in the middle of nowhere, but continues to do business.

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

A closed London rail station created to cart away the dead still bears the marks of attempts to make it less morbid.

Remnants of a Victorian garden feature sitting in public woodland.

A little slice of Japan and its aesthetics in London's Holland Park.

Holy Grotto of Montserrat Monastery holds one of Europe's mysterious black Madonnas.

Craft liquors concocted in an old Seattle warehouse.

A tribute to the Nirvana frontman hides beneath the bridge that was the singer's beloved hangout spot.

The victims of a free-floating Japanese bombing during WWII are remembered by this stone monument.

Secret Manor, a house full of legends, the least of which is the haunting of long-deceased ladies of pleasure.

A newspaper building that made radio history.

A secluded hilltop monument marks the final resting place of Lucy, Presidio Park's beloved white deer.

This unique bed and breakfast was first constructed during the 1800s by a Russian immigrant family.

The perfect spot for a picnic, right next to a giant ballistic missile.

An old whaling station now serves to give the public a look at the commercial whaling industry, no longer a part of Monterey's economy.

The oldest lawn bowling club in the United States.

A quiet marker in memory of local men and women lost in WWI.

One of the last remaining Carpenter Gothic churches is situated on a wildflower conservatory overlooking the bay.