Artisans have been gathering in North Carolina since 1989 to show off whimsical takes on an everyday item.

This hollow steel globe is the second-largest in the world.

In a pedestrian tunnel on North Carolina State’s campus resides an expressive and artistic free-for-all.

A modern frieze of ancient Grecian mythological figures playing a national pastime.

An abandoned military bunker that has been transformed into an artist's paradise.

A trompe-l'oeil statue honoring the first guide dog in North America.

All of the Malaysian sweets at this shop are made daily with a whole lot of love.

The 30,000-volume library is one of the world's most impressive poetry collections.

Rifle through images of skyscrapers, Worlds Fairs, and more in the largest public postcard repository in America.

A small museum that celebrates the history and culture of the LGBTQ community in England.

Combination beer garden and music venue in the heart of Wicker Park.

Roses and other fascinating flora fill this garden built to commemorate Britain's immortal Bard.

This monument owes its name to a quote by the famous civil rights activist and journalist.

How did a 2,000-year-old Roman column find its way to a Chicago park?

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

A strange rock in Chicago marks the spot where a tree once stood in honor of the 18th President.

This historic-shipwreck-cum-diving-spot can still be seen poking its boiler out of the Lake Michigan waters that claimed it.

A little-known subterranean street runs under some of the best-known buildings in Chicago's River North.

Parking lot where a Chicago mayor was inaugurated under very sketchy circumstances.

Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

Chicago's North Park Village was once the largest municipal sanatorium in the country.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.