Galena, Illinois
West Street Sculpture Park
Dozens of large steel sculptures fill this two-acre park outside a former blacksmith's studio.
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Galena, Illinois
Dozens of large steel sculptures fill this two-acre park outside a former blacksmith's studio.
Galena, Illinois
The oldest house in Galena, Illinois, now is a reminder of when this city was the world's lead mining capital.
Galena, Illinois
The oldest operating hotel in Illinois enjoys a historic (and some say haunted) past.
Dodgeville, Wisconsin
One of the last surviving C-97s sits in a field in front of a Wisconsin inn.
Cedarburg, Wisconsin
The building was originally a gas station built to resemble a Japanese tea house.
Paris, France
This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.
Paris, France
Indents in the pavement are all that remain from a grisly death machine in Paris.
Paris, France
The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.
Paris, France
This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.
Brussels, Belgium
Theme park featuring miniature replicas of European monuments.
Brussels, Belgium
Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.
Brussels, Belgium
This collection of over 50 murals celebrates Brussels' rich history as the self-proclaimed home of the "comic strip."
Reykjavik, Iceland
This boat represents the promise of undiscovered territory, a dream of hope, and progress and freedom for Iceland.
Brussels, Belgium
Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.
Brussels, Belgium
Known as "The Spewer," this bizarre fountain has an even stranger urban legend behind it.
Paris, France
Former hunting lodge of a duke who was an avid collector of impressionist works.
Paris, France
This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.
Paris, France
One of Jeff Koons’s largest sculptures and his first commemorative work.
Paris, France
This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.
Paris, France
A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.
Paris, France
The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.
Paris, France
This structure atop a craggy cliff in one of the most beautiful parks in Paris boasts an unbeatable view.
Paris, France
A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.
Paris, France
This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.