A colossal strolling Pinocchio that was greeted with more outrage than whimsy.

This graceful little figure is a one-of-a-kind version of the cherished character.

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.

Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.

The library's graceful rotunda is like a bibliophile's temple.

This Stockholm light tower can be controlled by anyone with a smartphone.

Museum devoted to the artificial language of Esperanto.

This museum promotes informed contraception by documenting its often secret past.

A spherical "micro-nation" in the heart of Vienna.

This Austrian museum celebrates the work of famous forgers and their inimitable imitations.

The former private quarters and office of Dr. Sigmund Freud now hosts a museum housing the works of the founding father of psychoanalysis.

A tropical paradise just a short trip from the opera house is filled with beautiful winged creatures.

Handsomely crafted representations of our round planet.

A small museum filled with over 1,000 clocks, and one particular clock calibrated to run until the year 9999.

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

Hundreds of toothbrushes hang from a wire fence along a quiet New Zealand road.

An unusual and powerful memorial in which earthquake victims are remembered by empty white chairs.

The world's largest and most outstanding marl lake regularly changes color.

Deadly scalding and one of the largest hot springs in the world.

Known for the tunnel that leads visitors to the water.

One man's dream has turned into this naturally growing chapel made of almost nothing but trees.

A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.