An Anglo-Saxon cross inscribed with possibly the oldest written work of English literature.

Japan's largest collection of Western-style mansions in the port city of Kobe includes a recreation of Sherlock Holmes' 221B Baker Street quarters.

The 55-pound trichobezoar was removed from the stomach of a cow.

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

The monument's pointy aluminum tip has been melted down by repeated lightning strikes.

This mummified mermaid corpse is an aquatic curio that was eventually revealed to be a fake.

In the hometown of the Grand Ole Opry star is a larger-than-life memorial statue made entirely from chicken wire.

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.

Walk through Czech history in Prague's largest graveyard.

An unlikely Transcendental Meditation haven in the American Heartland built around the ancient Vedic principles of balance and harmony.

A strip of neutral ground where the people of Tajikistan and Afghanistan come together to trade.

On a dusty county road sit the ruins of a ghost town's abandoned church.

One of just a few cities in the world to base their center of government on an island. Others: Paris and Osaka.

This jewel of an engine is one of Northern England's finest surviving legacies of the Industrial Revolution, even catching the eye of Henry Ford.

A restored, one-room African-American schoolhouse in the diva's hometown now preserves the legacy of its most famous student.

The final resting place of the Seminole Indian chief who fought against government occupation in Florida.

The inventor of the iconic Pringles can was so proud of his invention he was buried in one.

Remnants of cells from the most notorious London prison may lie in the basement of a rare Victorian Gin Palace.

Seemingly unremarkable items like empty sushi trays, chef hats, and freshness stickers are being preserved so future generations can look back on this beloved cultural import.

This unique bridge physically lifts a piece of the road into the air to let boats pass by.

High in the Rockies the third largest statue in the U.S. opens her welcoming arms, and lights up the night sky.

A seemingly inexplicable memorial honors a beloved Tampa fruit-seller.

A little-known memorial to servicemen and nurses killed in the line of duty during the First World War.