Tucked away near more famous landmarks lies a statue meant to symbolize the confluence and continuing development of human culture.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

This Chinese museum proves that it's a watermelon world, we're all just living in it.

These barriers stand as stark reminders of Northern Ireland's troubled past.

A museum marks and documents the site of the Titanic's launch.

Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.

This tower once belonged to a castle fit for a knight.

These engineering masterpieces are a dominant feature of the Belfast skyline.

Northern Ireland's church-turned-skate park.

Keeping Ballard's heritage alive with delicious, lightly battered Alaskan wild cod.

A community gathering place that once housed half-ton tanks and the World's Fair.

Spanning an elevation of 160 feet and containing 388 steps, this is Seattle's longest staircase.

In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.

A memorial to Chinese freedom in the city where American freedom was born.

Commemorating the 1948 creation of the Jimmy Fund, a Boston-based cancer charity.

Malcolm X's house during his most formative years faces an uncertain future.

The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.

A 19th-century shrine covered with prosthetic body parts as votive offerings.

After years of being casually peed on by humans, this tree is peeing back.

Some 80,000 Delft Blue tiles line the inside of this Amsterdam walkway.

This cheese shop also houses a museum devoted to Dutch dairy.

A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.

The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.

An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.