This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

A retired tobacco farmer's pet project turned into a sturdy miniature city.

This research center for rare prosimians is studying how they sleep to help prolong human life.

This hollow steel globe is the second-largest in the world.

This fallen red oak tree has been transformed into a piece of trailside art.

This replica of a historic fishing shack long dubbed the most painted building in America.

In a town that's had a whole lot of giant chairs this one still stands tall, just not the tallest.

These towering spires and glowing walls are carefully crafted from hundreds of thousands of icicles.

A mural of a boy making a phone call connects a southern Maine community to a town in Iraq.

Hidden on top of a ferry terminal is a nifty statue of three dolphins, and one of Hong Kong's best sunset viewpoints.

Regal guardians to one of the biggest banks in the world, symbols of Hong Kong's history and resilience.

This naval gun is fired every day at noon, an odd timekeeping tradition the origin of which is local legend.

Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.

This legendary giant, born from vegetables, terrorized townspeople and cheated local children in games.

A man throwing a giant severed hand towers over Antwerp’s main square.

An angel that hatched from an egg!

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 neo-Gothic church built to thank God for saving the Emperor of Austria from an assassination.

It is said that each of the white stones in the red facade of this medieval house represents the head of a murdered Swedish noble.

An ancient Viking runestone hidden in plain view in Stockholm's old town.

This colorful and quirky set of pegasus sculptures celebrate the works of poet Zbigniew Herbert.

Special benches that play Chopin's music are scattered throughout his native city.

The Polish capital has had a deep connection to its guardian mermaid for almost a millennium now.