For centuries young Thai men used this Giant Swing as a slingshot to heaven.

Historic church where a number of Shakespeare's actors are buried.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

Tucked away behind the mansions of Mayfair, this picturesque garden is a hidden London treasure with a spooky past.

This overlooked street light once served as a KGB dead letter box.

This once-controversial and slightly confusing statue of Achilles was built out of captured cannons.

Once designed as the entrance to Buckingham Palace, this structure was later relocated and stands as a victory arch.

This striking statue brings a scene from the African savannah into central London.

The largest clown school in Britain offering accredited degrees.

A much-loved sculpture depicting the hero of a 1956 anti-Soviet uprising.

Travelers who fall victim to this mermaid's charms are destined to stay in Užupis forever.

A 15-foot-tall statue of the head of the Sopranos family greets passengers at a train station in southeastern Lithuania.

While this monument tile is shrouded in mystery it also marks the end of the longest ever human chain.

A 300-kilogram egg sculpture that embodied a neighborhood revival.

This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.

Over time, this castle grew to encompass the entire island.

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

A former Latvian headquarters of the brutal KGB secret police is now open as a grim reminder of their atrocities.

The former Field Marshall and Minister of War to the Russian Imperial Army.

A stone marker and sculpture in the city of Riga stake a claim for the very first community Christmas tree.

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

A vast and unlikely aviation museum kept alive for over 50 years due to one man's tenacity.

For the last century, this international border within a small town has appeared and disappeared various times.

Visitors can sit and study the board with this Estonian chess legend and International Grandmaster.