Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

A hurricane-stricken oak tree has been reborn as a beautiful chainsaw artwork.

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

This Birdsill Holly fire hydrant is the remnant of a very different type of hydration innovation.

This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.

These small, triangular, colorful houses are a staple of Madeira Island.

A number of craters left by fatal mortar strikes have been filled with red resin to remember those lost during the Siege of Sarajevo.

The place where World War I began.

The first mosque in the world to receive electricity.

An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

Come for the 14-foot-long taxidermy alligator. Stay for the mini costumed gators shooting pool.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

A 200-year-old collection of oddities and medical paraphernalia.

Some of the best-preserved specimens of the monumental medieval tombstones found throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina.

A wunderkammer of gold and silver reliquaries and ancient saintly bones.

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.

The complex has been abandoned since the Croatian War of Independence, barring a stint as a set for 'Game of Thrones.'

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

Where Mary Shelley’s 'Frankenstein' and John William Polidori's 'The Vampyre' were born.

Inside this mansion turned museum, the works of prominent Croatian artists are on full display.

This 15th-century church houses priceless works of art from a range of Croatian artists.