A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.

Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

The design of this historic domed church was influenced by Thomas Jefferson and intended as a statement of religious freedom.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

Once America's tallest structure, now a Baltimore landmark.

The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

Tucked away in a Prague park, a statue beloved by romantics honors a poet so nice they buried him twice.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.

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

Burial site more than 300 years old.

This English-inspired Maryland garden is home to acres of opulent plant life including bushes shaped into an entire fox hunt.

Museum mostly in name, and only a restaurant depending on the day, this place could only exist in Marfa.

It’s not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music’s library has been described as a “cathedral of books.”

One street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.

Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.