Over two-thirds of the world's population of giant tortoises live among this coral formation.

In the middle of a busy residential neighborhood, a small roofless church being reclaimed by nature.

This king penguin is a knighted brigadier of the Norwegian Army.

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

This London plaque marks the spot where David Bowie's famous alien made his debut.

The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.

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

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

Winding paths and ramshackle mausoleums in the oldest "park cemetery" in London.

Finland's northernmost zoo is home to the country's only polar bears.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

This fantastical icy castle is built anew every winter.

Rent out a glass igloo to watch the Northern Lights like you live in the future.

This sweet-toothed bear searching for snacks has been a symbol of Madrid for decades.

Hidden beneath the famous St. Peter's Basilica is a veritable city of the dead that may hold the remains of St. Peter himself.

Abandoned ships along a deserted beach feel like the set of a post-apocalyptic thriller.

Dozens of snakes are housed and worshipped within the walls of this Vodun temple.

The souls of the dead have made these Ghanese crocodiles shockingly docile.

This series of rope-style bridges brings visitors into a jungle layer that is usually reserved for birds and monkeys.

Monumental sculptures guard many of the graves, transforming this necropolis into an open-air fine art museum.

Gorgeous cave resemble a winter wonderland.

Two well-hidden huts let animal lovers spend the night among the bears, wolves, and other predators of the forest.

This unassuming museum's slogan translates to “there is a limit of sadness, anxiety has no limits."

A monument to Lenin has been transformed into a statue of everyone's favorite black-helmeted, fool-choking Sith Lord.