A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

On the shores of Lake Superior, a small group of monks makes sacred sweets.

Hub of Scandinavian culture in a Minneapolis deli.

20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.

No one's quite sure where this quirky university tradition originated.

Funhouse of found art and participatory sculpture.

An eatery within the Minneapolis American Indian Center writes colonial ingredients out of the story of Native American cuisine.

This French Canadian classic is a specialty of the oldest continually used church in Minneapolis.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

This bakery sells traditional Māori sourdough.

Hang with reindeer at this 400-year-old Sámi market.

Sip cherry liqueur at a bar dating back to 1840.

Catering to broken dolls for almost 200 years, this repair shop is now a charnel house of doll parts.

This "life-size" depiction of Mickey Mouse as a half-lobster is both whimsical and a bit creepy, standing guard over the Boston waterfront.

Dedicated to the neverending mathematical constant, this plaque next to a park bench was sponsored by an anonymous benefactor.

A gift to the children of Boston, this bronze bear represents playfulness, a spirit of love, and the warmth of big hugs.

A stone marker commemorating the first time sound was transmitted over wires.

These items are all that remain from the room used by the author during his second tour of the U.S.

This statue intended for children to enjoy became a minor political spat.

Located in Faneuil Hall, the headquarters of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts has stood the test of time.

Stolen goods adorn the organ at Old North Church.

A tiny plaque marks the location of the water source that facilitated the birth of modern-day Boston.

The oldest working bell set in North America, the bells at Old North Church sat silent for their first four years in Massachusetts.

The remnants of a Gilded Age elegance preserved in the middle of a stark modern tower.