The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

A modern frieze of ancient Grecian mythological figures playing a national pastime.

America's oldest Italian restaurant is a San Francisco institution.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

More than 700 species live within this murky marvel of a swamp on California's coast.

Crawfish hand pies, Natchitoches meat pies, and all manner of other sweet or savory, flaky-crusted pastries abound here.

The legendary giant's severed hand sits on Antwerp's popular shopping street.

Rare wooden escalators lead deep down into an otherwise staggeringly monotonous tiled tunnel.

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

This statue dedicated to the story of a Flemish boy and his dog was relatively obscure in Belgium, but a cult sensation in Japan.

A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.

Europe's first floating restaurant is home to a hilarious legend.

This giant wire frame man sculpture is crouched in contemplation.

Birthplace of the "Cat in the Cradle" and a cluster of iconic, original windmills that let the Dutch tame the seas.

A shining memorial to a Belgian hero is said to bring luck to anyone who touches it.

Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister.

Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

This racially troublesome eatery thought a new coat of paint could erase its offensive connotations.

Fake rail crossings mark the site of an influential doctor's demise.

Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

Enormous crabs, bioluminescent jellies, and other amazing creatures from the ocean’s depths—some of which are in an aquarium for the first time ever.