The French deconstructionist had a weakness for baked goods.

This Colorado fire station has been in continuous operation for more than a century.

Hitch a boat ride to dine on stilts while watching wildlife.

The Chilean mountain is freckled with (relatively) small European telescopes.

A charmingly unusual prefabricated metal church designed by Alexandre Gustave Eiffel.

At this desert restaurant, meals are cooked in solar ovens.

A former department store turned into a quirky restaurant.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

A colorful, century-old cemetery of the Yaqui Indian Tribe hidden amid the suburban sprawl of Tempe, Arizona.

A museum and tribute to a brave profession.

A mysterious "wedding cake" castle in the middle of the urban desert.

A menacing statue of this mythical creature can be seen at the legendary site of the monster's lair.

The Polish capital has had a deep connection to its guardian mermaid for almost a millennium now.

This biographical museum honors the groundbreaking scientist at her birthplace in Warsaw.

A statue honors the children who fought Nazis in Poland.

A tribute to the Polish insurgents who fought in the failed attempt to end their city's Nazi occupation.

This colorful and quirky set of pegasus sculptures celebrate the works of poet Zbigniew Herbert.

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

Instead of faces, these sculptures have barcodes—statements on societal dehumanization.

In this small Phoenix taxidermy emporium, you can find everything from a squid in a jar to a freeze-dried toad.

Thousands of Mexican Free-Tailed Bats soar around an abandoned storm drain at sunset each summer.

Get past the gatekeeper's apartment and enter an elaborate hoax of a restaurant with a Masonic feel.

This futuristic public park includes large sculptures and an artificial geyser.

The only thing sweeter than the potatoes is the canine proprietor of this roadside stall.