This modern pedestrian bridge on the Yarra River was modeled after an Aboriginal fish trap.

The sullen remains of vessels abandoned in the Port Adelaide River.

A giant baby floats in the middle of Singapore’s nature park.

This work of art was designed to represent the Tarpeian Way Quarry that once dominated the area.

Previously a hot spring, this park remains a site of unique history, wildlife, and geology.

Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.

Home to several unusual artifacts, including a huge painting of George Washington.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

The farming museum contains an extensive taxidermy collection, including the world's largest stuffed horse.

Home of a 28-foot tall stalagmite known as the War Club.

The first American woman to win the Nobel Prize in literature came from the foothills of Appalachia.

This functioning mill was built in the 1970s using parts from several other West Virginia mills.

A glimpse at Walt Disney's vision for a "community of tomorrow," in miniature.

The wooden sculptures are studded throughout a small New Zealand town.

A hat for every occasion can be found in this British Columbia haunt.

The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.

"Girl in a Wetsuit" is what happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100 year old copyright.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

Deep into the lower floors of Pike Place, find a date with fowl fate.

This sculpture forces visitors to confront their relationship with space.

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

This Puget Sound military post has a long, turbulent history as a gateway to the Pacific.

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.