Beloved children's TV characters freckle the German city's streets.

This unique rock formation is quite the local celebrity, although one day it may come crashing down.

A somber place of memory and reflection, that tells the story of Riga's Jewish community before and during World War II.

This iconic statue pays tribute to a renowned local artist.

Gargantuan pots of slow-cooked lamb, noodles, and red wine feed everyone at a Mallorcan harvest festival.

This historical manor is complete with a magnificent garden.

This "flat geyser" bubbles up out of the ground periodically like a disappearing river.

This spectacular bridge is part of an abandoned train line that once connected Mallorcan capital to the southeastern coast.

A contemporary art installation housed within a Gothic cathedral.

Heritage tramway linking a Mallorcan town to its port.

The monument honors the first (and for a long time, only) African-born philosopher to teach at a German university.

The 3,600-year-old archeological sensation is considered to be the oldest representation of the cosmos.

This small museum takes the business of clowning quite seriously.

This is Bremen’s oldest historic district, famous for its labyrinth of narrow medieval alleys lined with tiny, colorful 15th-century houses that resemble beads on a rope.

An "anarchical" no man's land, complete with garbage sculptures and a hobo-run "Landfillian Library."

A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.

A dentist's hated concrete colossi are now beloved icons of the community.

The tallest bridge in California was constructed for a project that was eventually cancelled.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

This settlement on the original Transcontinental Railroad began by harvesting timber, but transitioned to a forgotten 19th-century industry: harvesting ice.

The colossal cartoon man stands outside a Nevada museum.

An iconic 1960s theater with a Buckminster Fuller-style geodesic dome.

This former New Jersey bus now exists as a public art exhibit.