A man throwing a giant severed hand towers over Antwerp’s main square.

The original place where water met land in the City by the Bay is outlined in brass.

This nomadic monster has divided opinions as it prowls across Canada.

Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

These subterranean storage areas hold emergency water reserves.

A garden oasis filled with flowers mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare.

One of few lasting examples of the brief octagon craze that developed into folly.

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s bustling Financial District stands a unique homage to the Mayan and Beaux Arts.

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A fantastic place to see murals, and an important location in the history of Toronto's legal street art scene.

This whimsical fountain pays tribute to Toronto's four-legged friends.

One of the largest underground systems runs under Canada's largest urban center.

The Incredible Hulk, Yoda, Mulder and Scully, and many many others watch over the mean streets of Toronto.

A collection of more than 12,000 shoes, displayed in a building shaped like a shoebox.

It took years to decode its mysterious messages.

The Empire Mine is "one of the oldest, largest, deepest, longest and richest gold mines in California."

A middle school sports field that many believe was the true location of the first successful powered flight - and not by the Wright Brothers.

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.