The eccentric and colorful pavilions of Tower Grove park are a beloved and overlooked symbol. 

This fountain of a little boy that spits on passersby at erratic intervals is a town icon.

Every half hour the eye-rolling clock face sticks out its tongue to mock the good citizens of Koblenz.

While you wait to cross the street at a traffic light in Mainz, you might notice that the light is staring back at you.

From Ancient Rome to WWII, Neupfarrplatz has over 2,000 years of history underneath its main square.

An oft-overlooked, magically musical monolith that stands majestically between Arlington Cemetery and the Iwo Jima Memorial.

A home that witnessed Civil War combat on the Sunken Road has the battle scars to prove it.

This cannon dating to 1755 has stood guard at this suburban intersection since 1915.

A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.

The tomb was guarded by soldiers from both sides of the war, and some left their initials carved in the brick.

The graveyard holding the remains of George Washington's slaves was forgotten for nearly 200 years.

Odd, decrepit fountain honors Chicago author who had mixed feelings about his hometown.

G.V. Black, the Father of Modern Dentistry, keeps an eternal eye on Chicagoan’s teeth from his perch in Lincoln Park.

Where a brain, a beauty, a jock, a rebel, and a recluse met one Saturday and changed their lives forever.

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.

A goddess-topped water fountain in Chicago was created thanks to the dreams of a thirsty newsboy.

A replica viking ship from the Chicago World's Fair is still in dry dock in an Illinois park.

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

Legend says Dungeons and Dragons players can get their dice blessed at the creator of the game's memorial.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

Giant works of art interspersed throughout meadows and woodlands offer a new discovery at every turn.

Legendary site where an evil bishop was devoured by rodents.

This riverside restaurant has been serving customers since 1146.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.