A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.

Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.

What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York’s only fraction of a street.

An unassuming stone building houses New York City's oldest seismic station almost 30 feet below the Bronx.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

This Bronx apartment building is officially recognized as the birthplace of hip-hop.

This surreal statue brings a famous French novel about a supernatural cad to arresting life.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

The world's smallest drawbridge.

Once a strategically imperative naval base, portions of this Bermuda dock complex now serve cruise ships.

A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.

A legendary speakeasy bookstore returns from the brink.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.