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A small hippo-shaped fountain in Berlin, Germany.

Dozens of whimsical bear statues "hibernate" here during the winter months.

A sincere and thoughtful art installation, mistaken by many as a statue of a penis.

This seven-sided Romanesque chapel is regarded as the oldest building in Rovinj.

Built in France in the 1400s, this gothic chapel now resides at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

This miraculous well is said to heal the sick, grant wishes, and tell the future.

Depending on how it is measured, this lighthouse can claim to be the tallest in Europe and the tallest conventional lighthouse in the world.

A mysterious burial crypt that was rediscovered inside a cathedral in Velha Goa.

Across from a hotel parking lot, a Confederate spy rests under a large tombstone with her Union Veteran husband behind a copse of trees in a small, well-maintained cemetery.

One of three remaining theatres in the United States created in the Art Deco Mayan Revival style.

Positioned outside a church, this sinister folkloric figure incited protests in both 1902 and 2002.

The Gaslamp District's oldest bar sports a urinal marked with a golden plaque that was allegedly used by Mick Jagger.

This ranch house in Jackson's Elraine neighborhood was home to the civil rights icons and the site of a shocking assassination.

One of the city's oldest pubs displays a skull said to belong to the country's last witch burned at the stake.

There's more to this drinking establishment than meets the eye.

This pier made of ice and constructed over the Antarctic winter is used when the resupply cargo ships arrive in summer.

This three-story Victorian mansion is now home to the National Park Service’s Historic Preservation Training Center headquarters.

Artifacts from the golden days of the circus reside in a small Indiana town.

One of Hollywood's most iconic actresses was born in an upscale Brussels neighborhood in 1929.

The elaborate façade of this old Cantonese opera house celebrates the building's history and the love story that founded it.

This Georgian mansion blends historical significance with an impressive art collection within picturesque surroundings.

A menagerie of concrete animals brought together from across New York City's parks.

Secluded springs in the Rio Grande Gorge offer hot bathing beside the haunted ruins of a stagecoach stop.

The enchanting home of an eccentric Swedish physicist and author sits in the hills of Anacapri.