A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

Old ships and machinery fill a historic harbor in the city that's home to Europe's largest port.

This charming pup is meant to celebrate the youth and stubbornness of the city's students.

A nearly 25-foot concrete sculpture of Sylvette, Picasso's muse.

These lights mark the area of Rotterdam that was bombed and burned in 1940.

A condensed piece of China floating in a Dutch harbor.

Rotterdammers' dirty minds gave this Santa a dirty nickname and cursed it to a life of wandering.

Artisans have been gathering in North Carolina since 1989 to show off whimsical takes on an everyday item.

The world's tallest statue of an American hero.

Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

The Cambridge pub where Francis Crick announced that he and James Watson had discovered the DNA double-helix.

Local legend says Isaac Newton built this footbridge without any screws, bolts, or nails.