The words of the neighborhood's most famous poets adorn four concrete walls.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

This former industrial site has transformed into a community sculpture garden that hosts monthly Full Moon parties.

This railway-turned-greenway provides a pedestrian link in downtown Detroit and celebrates urban artwork.

One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.

A wacky two-story folk-art assemblage of carved and found objects, with lights, motion, and sound now in need of financial support.

This impressive working clock made of 16,000 plants changes its flowers twice a year.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

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

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

This hauntingly beautiful cemetery outside a medieval citadel is full of winding paths and ivy-covered graves.

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

Nine centuries-old fortresses guard the walls of this medieval Romanian city.

A fire once nearly devoured this gorgeous 14th-century Gothic cathedral.

The European towns of Brașov and Râșnov each have proud signs reminiscent of the Hollywood sign.

This solitary monastery may hold the remains of Vlad the Impaler (but probably not).