Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

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

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

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

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.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

A magical sinkhole on the Yucatán Peninsula is adorned with mini waterfalls and hanging vines.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

This enormous "shamoji" means more to the people of Miyajima than just a way getting rice onto a plate.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

Thanks to a spelling mistake this bizarre beaver-tiger hybrid became the symbol of a Siberian town.

Gargantuan home of Russian science.

One of the world's tallest statues is also one of its most hated.

Some Moscow residents once claimed the bizarre, contorted mass of metal on top of the building was used to manipulate minds.

Dozens of padlock-trees along the Moscow River.

World's largest bell sits on the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow.

Former headquarters of the KGB.

A sculpture park of the tossed aside relics of the USSR, from Stalin to a massive Soviet emblem.

Museum celebrating the achievements of the Soviet space program.