This magenta statue commemorates the legendary marriage between a mermaid and the city's founder.

Some believe that the artist behind this whimsical statue inserted his own likeness as a way to discreetly flip the bird.

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

A beautifully preserved and hidden 16th-century alleyway, tucked behind an unassuming door.

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

This legendary giant, born from vegetables, terrorized townspeople and cheated local children in games.

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

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 little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

This cannonball has been lodged in the church wall since a 1695 bombardment destroyed the city center.

When you're a great Russian Tsar, even your vomit gets a statue.

A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.

A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.

An old railroad crossing that’s been converted into a pedestrian bridge.

Explore the flooded remains of a limestone mine in Kentucky.

One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.

A former 19th-century tavern, famous for its peach brandy and honey concoction.

This candy shop has been serving up sweets to the Louisville area since the 1850s.

This site is where Lewis and Clark met and formed the Corp of Discovery with a few local men.

Marine fossils from the Devonian period are exposed at this park.

The massive, original Colgate Clock is mounted on a defunct factory building that was once a prison.

The Rosie the Riveter statue in Clarksville, Indiana, honors a real-life riveter who worked on B-24 bombers.

The world's longest known cave system.

The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.