A mysterious and terrifying public art goblin seemingly meant to inspire local legend.

The real life town from the Pied Piper of Hamelin has a mechanical puppet show that retells the famous story many times a day.

A magical museum of fairy tale treasures near Cyprus' buffer zone.

A whimsical menagerie of creatures carved into a 300-year-old tree trunk.

A monument to the thrice mayor of London who according to lore made his fortune by selling his rat-chasing cat.

This whimsical statue dumps water on its head to symbolize knowledge flowing into his brain. Or maybe booze.

Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

An Orwellian sculpture with eyeball cameras watches passersby.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

A Japanese cat island also populated by the descendants of a band of banished samurai.

This Manchester laundromat is hiding something.

This tiny, painted door at the base of a tree stump has been a fixture of the Harvard University campus for decades.

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

A museum designed by and dedicated to P.T. Barnum in the town where he is buried.

Turntable anonymously received orphans, alms, and groceries.

The mummified heart of a saint lives on in this church—after a brief hiatus when it was stolen.

The island of Lanai in Hawai'i is a paradise for cats and cat lovers.

Once in a state of dilapidation, this candy-inspired fortress is now being revived.

Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

These bronze pamphlets remember a remarkable group of Germans who fearlessly opposed the Nazis in the very center of their power.

Shells collected from over a hundred different countries line the walls, floors and ceilings of this fantasy museum.

The city is full of whimsical portals to another world.