Created as a punny statement about genetic engineering this monstrous hybrid statue has become a beloved icon.

Decorated with a staggering 1,380 ladybugs, the installation has turned what was once a grim, forgotten nickel mine into a landmark and a statement.

This small chapel is built of human bones and decorated with a golden skeleton.

Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.

The world's largest bicycle shelter can hold more than 12,500 two-wheelers.

This no man's land slicing through the island is strewn with abandoned relics of another time.

The largest caravanserai in Cyprus also includes amazing examples of Ottoman architecture.

One of the tallest waterfalls in Africa is also home to a population of monkeys who enjoy the waters and the occasional guest.

Beneath Denmark's Højbro bridge, a bronze merman and his seven sons forever mourn for the mother and wife who left them for land.

An incredibly well-preserved piece of ninth-century Viking poop.

The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.

A labyrinthine underworld of tunnels and caverns hides beneath the city.

Legendary site where an evil bishop was devoured by rodents.

This massive statue is the personification of Bavaria and the first colossal statue of the modern period composed of bronze.

A giant snail sculpture looking longingly at the German traffic museum.

Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

A beautiful Victorian statue shows France's enduring love of the rhinoceros.

This emotive sculpture was originally created for the 1878 World's Fair.

A tribute shrine where the Space Invasion street art movement started.

A museum dedicated to one of Paris’s most famous residents, tucked into a corner of one of the city’s most famous squares.

César Baldaccini's iconic sculpture of a 40-foot thumb stands tall in La Défense.

This Sheffield sculpture composed of 17,000 Allen keys honors both urban falcons and a furniture icon.