Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

Residents of Fremont in Seattle have considered it the center of the universe since the 1970s.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

A 115-year-old restored German dining hall awaits those who venture beneath the Minnesota State Capitol.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.

Dublin's "Dead Zoo" serves as a window to Victorian museum design.

Britain's only herd of free-ranging reindeer.

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.