What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.

A series of playful yellow penguins share a serious message about the environment.

Bullet holes in the church wall are a reminder of the violence that followed the assassination of a high-ranking Nazi officer.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

Underneath the city that invented pilsners are a series of historic tunnels that have been storing beer for centuries.

The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

One of the best absinthe distilleries in the United States.

A decommissioned Naval base now rents itself out for people who want to blow stuff up.

The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.

"Girl in a Wetsuit" is what happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100 year old copyright.

This stately Victorian-era burial ground overlooking the Pacific Ocean is home to the graves of some of British Columbia's most famous figures.

The remains of Canada's earliest Chinese pioneers are interred along this picturesque point.

The narrowest street in Canada was once a spot for dastardly doings, now a historic piece of Chinatown.

Greenery cloaks this serene sculpture inspired by the famous Lost Gardens of Heligan.

A monument stands at one of the starting lines of the Trans-Canada Highway, formerly the longest uninterrupted highway in the world.

Canada shows its hockey pride with a giant stick.

A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.

Eight rare Corvettes are swallowed up by a sinkhole in Kentucky's National Corvette Museum.

It may look like no more than a full-scale model, but every part of this full Space Shuttle stack had a working role in aviation history.

A propulsion engine testbed that paved the way for the Space Shuttle launch sits without recognition at this rocket center.

Possibly the world's largest coin stands just outside of a Canadian science center.