This blue behemoth of a bear is a colorful homage to Brown University's mascot.

Every Tuesday, students let off steam by screaming into the night air.

This public library and its impressive collection of academic books have not changed since the 17th century.

This early Norman castle was the first historical monument protected by an act of Parliament.

What was once England's second-richest abbey is now a haunting ruin.

Local lore says passing infants through its holes could magically cure them of measles and rickets.

A crumbling bakery where forced laborers from the nearby concentration camp toiled to feed their fellow prisoners and Nazi soldiers.

This abandoned bridge to nowhere stands secluded in the woods of a Cleveland suburb.

This abandoned beacon is moving closer and closer to the sea.

It's a mystery as to why this inland village chose the dolphin as its symbol.

This medieval castle was painted pink as part of a now-abandoned children's theme park.

A sculpture of the iconic East German car on four legs is a tribute to those who traveled to Prague seeking asylum.

A giant red chair bolted to a rock on a remote mossy hillside in Iceland.

The museum houses one of the world's largest collections of glass paperweights.

The abandoned funicular tunnel was a secret base for the BBC during World War II.

Art becomes an enchanting part of the environment at this wooded sculpture park.

Ancient stone graves shaped like ships provided a Viking-like burial to carry the dead to the afterlife.

Legend has it the famous Robin Hood would attend mass at this 12th-century Cistercian abbey in Sherwood Forrest.

The bronzed skull of a beheaded traitor was affixed to the city gate in the 17th century.

A familiar otherworldly creature guards this 12th-century Scottish abbey.

Climbing to the top of the cathedral's bell tower offers sweeping views of these medieval ruins.

Visit the home of Sweden's beloved fictional character, Pippi Longstocking.

A bizarre stone beast lurks on the beach of a popular tourist island.

The historic site where Queen Elizabeth I once gave a searing speech.