The ballpark in "Pigtown" where the Brooklyn Dodgers made their name was replaced with a huge apartment complex.

This striking arch, one of the first architectural elements constructed in Prospect Park, was recently restored to its original glory.

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

A goddess-topped water fountain in Chicago was created thanks to the dreams of a thirsty newsboy.

The artwork commemorates the many ways 20th-century people perished while on the clock.

This urban oasis is a marvelous meld of music and landscape architecture.

An enigmatic concrete structure in a lakeside Toronto park raises more questions than answers.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

A network of bells in the pubs and restaurants around Westminster alerts politicians when it's time to cast their votes.

Formerly known as Saville Theatre, this mid-20th-century entertainment hub includes an ornate frieze.

Its collection includes a broad array of social, geographic, graphic design, and political history.

This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

The medieval woodcut-style artwork chronicles life in medieval London.

Originally meant to hold a statue of King William IV, this support sat empty for years. Today, it hosts a rotating cast of public artwork.

A quartet of tiled art pieces adorn the floors of this prestigious art museum.

A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.

Eclectic collection of cars, trucks, toys, aircraft, and machines from across the 20th and 21st centuries.

This preserved village shows the modest lifestyles of the area's 19th-century Chinese gold miners.

One of the world's steepest streets seems to have houses sliding down it.

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.

The premier place to experience the Victorian imagining of the steam-powered future.

This unusual 7th-century Frankish seal offers more questions than answers about its past.

This medieval castle is filled with an eccentric collection that ranges from ancient Egyptian artifacts to taxidermy to a mummified hand that was cut off during a duel.