Dubrovnik, Croatia
Dubrovnik Maskeron
Gargoyle head that brings good luck.
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Dubrovnik, Croatia
Gargoyle head that brings good luck.
Zurich, Switzerland
One hundred years ago this small house in downtown Zürich became the birthplace of the Dada movement.
Frankfurt, Germany
Carved fountains poignantly placed in parks and in front of special monuments.
Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.
Paris, France
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
Volendam, Netherlands
Mosaics created from 11 million cigar bands.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
A 125-meter long "tribute to the Brazilian people."
Louviers, France
A former milk-delivery driver and his wife turn their home into a glimmering mosaic.
Chartres, France
A mosaic-tiled house built by graveyard sweeper Raymond Isidore.
New York, New York
Rat sculptures try to infiltrate the Graybar Building in an architectural tribute to New York City's nautical history.
Paris, France
A Parisian exterminator's shop whose storefront displays stuffed rats hanging from traps.
Lloydminster, Saskatchewan
This Canadian exhibit with claims as the largest one man taxidermy collection in North America.
Hayward, Wisconsin
Gambling, boozing, and yodeling animals cover the walls of this dive bar cum natural history museum.
Brevard, North Carolina
This Transylvania County city is home to a rare white squirrel population that is descended from an escaped carnival animal.
Novosibirsk, Russia
This cuddly rodent has a place of honor at a Russian institute for genetic research.
Bonnieux, France
From carts to cars, this leftover Roman bridge in France has managed to survive for centuries.
Ushuaia, Argentina
This plaza at the end of the world teems with monumental tributes to a problematic history, and laser discs.
Halberstadt, Germany
Constantly maintained, this organ is playing a six-century long composition by John Cage.
Svalbard, Norway
This Arctic storage facility is a secure backup for agricultural biodiversity.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The gilded, masterful astronomical clock will calculate time, dates, and planetary positions for thousands of years to come.
Munich, Germany
A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.
Vysoký Újezd, Czechia
This former quarry is now a picturesque gorge that hides a sunken lake.
Waldeck, Germany
As lake waters recede, a German village reemerges after more than a hundred years.