A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

Detroit’s Eastern Market has been transformed into an outdoor museum with colorful murals that address social issues and symbolize the city.

The world's oldest operating jazz club has been in operation since May 1934.

Opulent downtown movie theater now houses cars as an indoor parking garage.

These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.

In the Compton Hill Reservoir Park sits a statue whose lack of clothing caused a scandal for the group that commissioned it.

This ambitious restaurant celebrates the culinary traditions of the Ozarks before 1870.

This mausoleum is the final resting place of one of St. Louis's richest and most tragic families.

During the 19th-century, this park was a vital trading fort.

One man's unrequited love stands in a glass box forever.

The first rural cemetery west of the Mississippi is home to the elaborate tombs of St. Louis' local beer barons.

A kitschy, creepy St. Louis mainstay.

When Joseph Marconnott died, he had a unique final wish: to be mummified and put on display.

A big museum full of little worlds.

The red brick house where the father of rock 'n' roll wrote some of his classic hits.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

A historic house in St. Louis was plagued by a series of suicides committed by family members involved in a successful brewery.

A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.

This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.

This elaborately-carved white marble fountain was built to stand outside the Detroit Opera House.

Detroit’s downtown castle is one of the oldest structures in the city.

38-story baroque tower reflecting Detroit's rise, fall, and possible rise again.