Banished from town, this local jester concocted a clever return.

A giant bug impaled on a 75-foot-tall needle.

This whimsical statue dumps water on its head to symbolize knowledge flowing into his brain. Or maybe booze.

A family-run botanical garden with tropical plants, artsy sculptures, and eccentric buildings.

An image of the legendary saint stands in the shadow of a cathedral she liberated.

Bits of architecture from a town destroyed in World War I now decorate this hotel garden.

The world's largest boar is a huge steel titan found at a French rest stop.

This gruesome biblical parade celebrates the one day a year that a bit of Jesus' blood turns to liquid.

The last Oostende trawler to fish off Iceland is now a museum.

A piece of the front end of a British cruiser that was used as a block ship in World War I.

A massive, gleaming sea turtle with a rider atop its shell looks out over the horizon.

These mosaic designs promise a cure for headaches, toothaches, and colds.

These crumbling Nazi artillery bunkers are now fair game for massive graffiti projects.

Palace where the nearly un-killable Rasputin was murdered.

Vienna's diversity-themed traffic lights were inspired by the Eurovision Song Contest.

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet, your wish will be granted.

A meow-velous tribute to a beloved street cat, made famous on the internet.

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

This 23-foot-tall bear stands amid the hustle and bustle of Hamad International Airport.

At night, this memorial illuminates a ghostly outline of a footbridge that connected two sections of the Warsaw Ghetto.

An artificial date palm stands as a memorial to Warsaw's Jewish community.

This colorful and quirky set of pegasus sculptures celebrate the works of poet Zbigniew Herbert.

Atop this library is one of the most beautiful green spaces in Warsaw.

In the summer, the area around this sculpture transforms into a vibrant concert venue.