Melbourne's favorite bronze dog.

Australia's largest medical museum featuring a 19th-century pharmacy.

Children's author May Gibbs's beloved stories about the tiny, human-like "Gumnut Babies" are immortalized in bronze.

A friendly monster lurks outside the State Library Victoria.

The artwork celebrates Trugo, a odd yet beloved local sport played only around Melbourne.

Taxidermy of the racing horse with a huge heart, who inspired hope in the Depression.

Rome's semi-secret peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

America's largest viking stands in a Minnesota city that believes it was visited by the ancient nords.

A treehouse assailed by the elements and the government, now gone.

A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

Bullet holes in the church wall are a reminder of the violence that followed the assassination of a high-ranking Nazi officer.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.