Dakota legend claims this locally iconic pinnacle was once part of a sacred burial site that was cleaved in two.

A tribute to the twin ideals of religion and patriotism, built by a Catholic priest from rocks, glass, and innumerable found items.

The oldest house in Galena, Illinois, now is a reminder of when this city was the world's lead mining capital.

While he no longer has an eatery to give him context, this off-brand Paul Bunyan still holds his giant hot dog with pride.

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

For decades these polar bears have roamed all around a Nashville neighborhood.

When Motown musicians came to Nashville in the 1960s they stayed at this historic record-pressing company because hotels wouldn't host them.

This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.

This beautiful vintage movie palace has seen little change in form or function since the 1920s.

Pigduck of Turku.

The mastermind behind this palatial hotel perished on the Titanic weeks before its grand opening.

The first bridge observation tower in the U.S. offers one of the best views of Maine.

Special benches that play Chopin's music are scattered throughout his native city.

A tribute to the Polish insurgents who fought in the failed attempt to end their city's Nazi occupation.

A statue honors the children who fought Nazis in Poland.

Medical museum that houses most notably the taxidermied remains of Vladimir Demikhov's famous two-headed dog experiment.

This charming Latvian lane doubled as Baker Street on the Soviet Union’s version of Sherlock Holmes.

A black cat protests the City Guild in Riga's Old Town.

This enigmatic artifact remained buried in a churchyard for years.

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

Latvia's symbolic mountain-shaped national library is home to millions of cultural tomes.

A stone marker and sculpture in the city of Riga stake a claim for the very first community Christmas tree.

This stoic bronze soldier stands as a symbol of Russian sacrifice or Soviet oppression, or maybe both.

This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.