Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.

This famous writer's tombstone is a literary pilgrimage site that was publicly defiled by a rival.

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

The London statue that imitates passersby.

The cedar tree in Highgate Cemetery earned its title by accident.

The monster at the center of the Darwin Center Spirit Collection.

Repository for more than 22 million pickled specimens.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

A traditional American farmhouse plopped in the middle of a Piccadilly courtyard.

This London plaque marks the spot where David Bowie's famous alien made his debut.

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

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.

Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.

The house where Rudyard Kipling wrote the Jungle Book is also the location of the first tennis court in Vermont.

These mysterious petroglyphs in Vermont reflect a troubled history in the treatment of Native American culture.

The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

An alley way dedicated to graffiti and street art is a constantly changing street gallery.

A real plaque marks the spot where a Faulknerian character committed fictional suicide.

Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.

An elaborate memorial to a man local legend says died of a broken heart.

This unique crypt designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for his longtime friend was not completed in either man's lifetime.