This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.

This overlooked courtyard and museum celebrate Benjamin Franklin's life and achievements.

This little-known Revolutionary War fort is supposedly haunted by the ghosts of its past.

This century-old bakery produces 18,000 loaves of traditional Cuban bread every day.

Now abandoned, the first public health hospital in the U.S. saw more than one million immigrants from around the world.

How a century-old glass factory in Queens became a concert venue and arts center.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.

A time capsule of Floridian history fights to survive on the banks of Chokoloskee Bay.

In the depths of the Everglades, one man has dedicated his life to studying the elusive Skunk Ape.

An abandoned water sports stadium that has become a haven for graffiti and decay.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.

This 135-year-old weather station studied the effects of the climate on human health.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

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

When this monument to Slovenia's national poet was erected, it's said to have sparked the ire of nearby church authorities.

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

Inspired by the Rialto Bridge in Venice, these three clustered bridges were just one part of a Slovenian architect’s grand vision.

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

The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.

This series of Baroque passageways in Vienna's cultural center mix old architecture with modern art.

The Habsburgs' royal collections of art and wonders.

Beautiful Austrian natural history museum with carved ceilings and row after row of ancient taxidermy.