An unusual ode to the late Irish playwright, complete with a squiggly bust and coffin-shaped bench.

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

A tribute to an explorer and naturalist often overlooked by history.

The beloved beast's taxidermy remains sit in the Natural History Museum's cafe.

The bones of two medieval royal lions were discovered at the historic fortress.

This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

One of Jeff Koons’s largest sculptures and his first commemorative work.

A beautiful Victorian statue shows France's enduring love of the rhinoceros.

This emotive sculpture was originally created for the 1878 World's Fair.

Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.

Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.

This German fountain of a legendary apple wine-loving drink thief will spit on you.

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.

Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.

At one of the nation’s longest-running professional theaters, the audience used to barter for tickets with produce and livestock.

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.