A musical instrument played by the sea.

Now harmless, this looming post struck fear into the heart of medieval troublemakers.

This fountain has a growing (animal) population, and might also be growing in size.

The interior of this church has been turned into a memorial to locals who died in Croatia's Homeland War.

One of the oldest bank museums in Europe showcases unusual currencies of the world and other money-related miscellanea.

In the middle of a Brussels roundabout, a cargo container balancing on its edge.

This ancient Roman aqueduct once funneled water to Diocletian's palace.

Split's smallest church, and one of its oldest, has been reconstructed inside the city's Roman walls.

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

Oddly enough, a pair of Wolfs funded the construction of this Little Red Riding Hood sculpture.

A small square plaque marks a failed assassination attempt that could have changed history.

These bronze pamphlets remember a remarkable group of Germans who fearlessly opposed the Nazis in the very center of their power.

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

The unusually large seat sits atop the base of a ruined temple.

This beautiful 19th-century temple stands atop the ruins of its predecessor.

The scars of World War II are preserved on its walls.

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.

This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

A propulsion engine testbed that paved the way for the Space Shuttle launch sits without recognition at this rocket center.