A giant silver apple a day keeps the perils of capitalism away.

A tribute shrine where the Space Invasion street art movement started.

During the summer months, giant teddy bears take over Paris near Les Gobelins metro station.

This banal Parisian entranceway is not what it seems.

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

An electrical pylon under whose legs a normal gauge train can run.

Hitler's bleak vision of relaxation still stands as a mostly abandoned 10,000-room resort complex.

The world's first clock to use set theory as a measure of time required the invention of a new light bulb just to maintain its obtuse measurements.

This gilded emblem was once stolen by a Cookie Monster impostor, who demanded a charitable ransom for its return.

According to a local story, this tree's blossoms signal the end of war.

A prime example of socialist modernist architecture, wrapped in a enormous fresco about the media.

After local authorities changed the design, the building's architect, Le Corbusier, wanted nothing to do with it.

Volkswagen's dedicated museum dives into the complex history of one of the world's best known cars.

A famous big wave from Japan serves as a tribute to the victims of the disastrous Elbe flood.

Power line with pylons on huge concrete bases to prevent terrorist attacks.

The world's first motorway was used as a racetrack until the late 1990s.

A thought-provoking outdoor art installation sits in the seat of German law.

A six-story, asymmetrical tower filled to the brim with scientific experiments.

A socialist building dedicated to teachers showcases one of the largest Soviet mosaics in the world.

This giant glowing "beanpole" adds much-needed pops of color to an otherwise drab power plant.

How did a lighthouse wind up in the middle of this landlocked German city?

World's only telecommunication tower with a wooden pinnacle.

An oversized, oddly designed pedestrian overpass has drawn comparisons to a commode for pachyderms.