The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.

Dynastic Home of the De Piro Family.

Stone Age solar temple is aligned with the sun on each equinox and solstice.

This prison on the Maltese island of Gozo is almost 500 years old, and they have the graffiti to prove it.

The Jesus tree of Malta bears a striking resemblance to Christ on the cross.

This subterranean necropolis holds three floors of antler-dug grave caves.

Every summer, an open-air swimming pool appears at the base of a Finnish city's beloved winter attraction.

This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.

A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

17th century streets hidden under Edinburgh were once a breeding ground for the black death.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

A museum dedicated to a secret military hospital hidden beneath a castle in Budapest.

This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.

Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

This shop and gallery is a modern-day cabinet of curiosities, unassumingly positioned along an urban thoroughfare.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.