The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.

This Czech church doubles as something of a permanent fashion exhibition for a statue of the Infant Jesus.

Japanese company creates clone dolls that reside in the "uncanny valley."

This small monument marks the divide between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans at the southernmost tip of Africa.

A 16th-century fountain marks the site of a lost medieval cemetery once filled with mass graves.

Fountain where visitors can earn a license to be mad.

It's hard to believe the dizzying patterns covering this abandoned mine are completely natural.

The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin's lost medieval wall.

This Roman arch marks the location of an ancient gate at one of the Seven Hills of Rome.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

Wedged between two buildings at the Great Ormond Street Hospital is this secret music installation.

Abstract dinosaur models in London.

A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

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

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

Mirrors and glass shards cover every inch of this arrestingly beautiful mosque.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

Settled in 1696, abandoned after the Revolutionary War.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

This Russian diner is staffed entirely by twins.