An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

This insurance company building reminds customers that witches, bears, and gnomes are out there, best be insured.

Architecturally stunning library serves as the hub of Finnish scholarly life and culture.

Dedicated to the outnumbered Finnish forces who pushed back Soviet forces during the conflict.

An opulent monument built for a duke who donated his entire fortune to the city of Geneva.

The world's largest second-hand graces a clock surrounded by constantly changing flower beds. 

During the French annexation, 36 prisoners were executed using this device.

It's gunky, it's gross, and it's been freed from the sewer and put on display.

A coin-operated washing machine turned jukebox, complete with an outdoor dance floor.

The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.

The world's first fully-fenced urban ecosanctuary is a haven for New Zealand's rare and endangered species.

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

Quotes and poems etched on stone plaques are hidden along this waterfront walkway.

The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.

This electric green sulphur lake in New Zealand looks like a cartoonish radioactive dump site.

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

A 250-year-old timepiece-automaton adorned with golden mechanical birds, which still sing to this day.

The city is full of whimsical portals to another world.

This museum was once the home of industry titan Matilda Dodge Wilson.

Astounding collection of coin-operated games and automata.

One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.

Weighing 30,000 pounds, this monument represents Detroit's first industrial era.

Enormous small-business mecca in the Midwest, serving dozens of artists.

The birthplace of the Ford Model T is now a museum full of antique cars.