Buy raw milk from a 24/7 vending machine or pick up tomb candles at this local market.

A public work of art that also provides some relief from the summer heat.

Strange rumors surround the artist who created these solemn metal guard dogs.

A trough of 700 strange bronze faces runs through a narrow alley in Ljubljana's old town.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

This abandoned Slovenian military barracks has become a punky-political art squat.

This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.

Third time's a charm, or in this case, two testicles are.

Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

This lake—the second largest in the state— was hiding historic treasures beneath its surface.

The North Carolina grounds are leased in perpetuity to the British Commonwealth for as long as the WWII sailors are buried there.

So many migrating birds roost on the bridge, it has a special summer speed limit.

The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

The souvenir got the company’s founder out of a pretty pickle at the World’s Fair.

An 18th-century Catholic church converted into an eccentric temple of music and bacchanalia.

The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.