No one knows the origin of this creepy little stone man with an oversized phallus.

A sculpture of a beloved local figure, who tipped his top hat to everyone he passed on the streets of Bratislava.

This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.

A unique hotel for the artistic soul.

This is the birthplace of Vlad the Impaler Vlad III Dracul.

During the renovation of this bas-relief, the constructors added one unusual element.

Modern art commemorates one of the first military actions of World War II.

This museum in the tower of the oldest church in Gdańsk, is home to centuries-old time-keeping devices and the world's first pulsar clock.

One of the world's largest amber altarpieces is housed within this reconstructed medieval church.

This formerly-prosperous Silesian mining town was completely demolished in the late 1960s and early 1970s as an attempt to cover up a secret Soviet uranium mine.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

A hidden courtyard houses early 20th-century plaster masterpieces.

A blast from the past in central San Diego.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."