This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

The city is full of whimsical portals to another world.

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.

Lovingly nick-named the "Brick Dick" this municipal tower was winner of the World's Most Phallic Building Contest.

What was once the largest NFL stadium.

These grassy undulations on a stretch of University of Michigan campus aren't bad landscaping, they're art.

These gardens recreate unique and endangered Michigan habitats.

This lonesome Monterey cypress has survived centuries of wind, salt, and at least one attempt at arson.

The Swedish flag over this small naval fort signals that the nation is at peace.

The colonial city's social history is reflected in its fanciful door knockers.

Why a column on the entrance is inscribed with a verse from the Quran is one of Sicily's many mysteries.

The mastermind behind this palatial hotel perished on the Titanic weeks before its grand opening.

This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

A shrine built to combat the bad karma of a commercial venture.

This homeless brass fox tugs at your heartstrings from the foot of a Stockholm bridge.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.

Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

This medieval Estonian tower provides access to a series of tunnels that have been home to soldiers, punks, and fine art.

Nordic giants resurrected from the sea and restored to their former greatness.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.