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

The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.

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

Downtown Minneapolis mixed art and function by turning some of their sewer covers into works of art.

Mural fragments and various sculptures honor the longtime artist.

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.

The last of Philadelphia's wood-paved streets is now a landmark of terrible engineering.

This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.

The abandoned coal loading dock is a canvas for unsanctioned art.

A museum dedicated to the strange and extravagant costumes and memorabilia of the mummers, a tradition older than Philadelphia itself.

South Philadelphia is home to Keith Haring's only surviving in situ collaborative public mural.

A massive stone fox oversees a Rotterdam elementary school crosswalk.

Colorful and chaotic stacked hotel in North Holland.

Rare wooden escalators lead deep down into an otherwise staggeringly monotonous tiled tunnel.

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

Each time a baby is born in Ghent, these streetlights flash in silent celebration.

This old KLM airplane cut into three parts was transformed into an eclectic airport gift shop.

This unattributed sculpture in Amsterdam is hiding in plain sight.

Seven mini rowhouses fill the gap between 54 and 70 Westerstraat.

The world's only museum devoted to the wonders of fluorescence.

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

This unusual elevator doesn’t stop or slow down.