J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

A rare specimen of the ancient piggy bank of Java resides in one of the unassuming corners of the Ashmolean.

The world's first fully-fenced urban ecosanctuary is a haven for New Zealand's rare and endangered species.

Referred to as "the crappiest fountain ever," this sculpture has been splashing unknowing passersby since 1969.

A tower made from shell rock designed to commemorate fallen soldiers in World War I.

This 11th century tower is said to be the oldest building in Oxford.

These concrete crustaceans are actually public restrooms.

A modern English garden of eccentric beasts, follies, and oddities.

A well preserved remnant of the English Civil War.

The bizarre headgear looks like it was made for a fool, not a king.

One of three sites in England that house the National Collection of Arms and Armour.

This English medieval castle is where King John died of dysentery.

The storied English village that pretended to be insane inspired NYC's nickname and the fictional namesake in the DC Comics universe.

Death hangs in the air here, where a 17th-century gibbet has been erected on a Neolithic tomb.

Rub it for a bit of good luck.

The Frank Zappa fan club erected this monument to their prog-rock hero to mark a new era of post-Soviet Lithuania.

Over time, this castle grew to encompass the entire island.

An abandoned masterpiece of Soviet Brutalist architecture.

While this monument tile is shrouded in mystery it also marks the end of the longest ever human chain.

This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.

Travelers who fall victim to this mermaid's charms are destined to stay in Užupis forever.

Plaques celebrating Lithuanian writers freckle a wall of this picture-perfect path.

Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.

A black cat protests the City Guild in Riga's Old Town.