An allegorical statue of a giant pregnant woman representing justice and truth.

An annual extravaganza of Broadway theater memorabilia.

A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.

This hidden fire lookout offers spectacular views of Sequoia National Park.

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

Step into a cartoon at this Seoul café that aims to evoke a two-dimensional scene.

This secret collection of the strange and occult was rediscovered in a forgotten room of an old house.

Visit the home of Sweden's beloved fictional character, Pippi Longstocking.

At the United Kingdom's only residential library you can sleep among the books.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

A former steam-powered mill from the 1800s is now an industrial park with a giant steel dragon slide.

The sculpture is made of more than 100,000 knives collected to raise awareness about violence.

This amazing abuela became a diehard metal fan late in life and an icon of Madrid's '80s rock scene.

A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

A statue commemorate Tommie Smith and John Carlos's brave protest at the 1968 Olympics, a watershed moment for civil rights.

The last permanent exhibit dedicated to the Soviet leader.

The morbid items in this small and hidden museum are not for the weak stomached.

A meandering boardwalk across the bogland leads to a "stairway to heaven" with sublime views.

In an isolated field near a dilapidated barn stands this chilling portrayal of the plight of the Nuba peoples of Sudan.

In California, colorful roadside signs remind us all that love transcends borders.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

The vibrant buildings in the “capital of the comic strip” celebrate the art form that made it famous.