This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

A musical instrument played by the sea.

Straight out of a nightmare, barcode-faced babies climb up and down Prague's television tower.

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.

An eerie, existential museum dedicated to the author of "The Metamorphosis."

Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

Each year, one talented artist puts on a show sculpting twelve butter-based busts of dairy princesses.

A treehouse assailed by the elements and the government, now gone.

The oldest remaining frame residence in Minneapolis.

After the musical legend's death, his memorial was mysteriously graffitied in gold.

A Museum Dedicated to the Heroes That Fight Fire.

One of the world's premier laboratories for hydraulic engineering research takes full advantage of the water's power.

A Building for Your (Former) Funerary Needs.

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

An amazing collection of sculptures and art.

A stone face watches over the river.

These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.

A museum dedicated to the exploring past, present, and future innovations.

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

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