This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

Steadily reminding Czechia of its past.

Increasingly decayed figures stand as a powerful reminder of the human costs of Czech Communism.

Once America's tallest structure, now a Baltimore landmark.

A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.

This artificial cave looks like something out of a fairytale.

A steampunk-styled three-floor factory churning out art, activism, and electronic beats.

A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.

It's not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music's library has been described as a "cathedral of books."

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

This Prague museum collects brutalist relics and memories from the country's former Soviet rule.

San Francisco’s century-old Christmas Tree.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

Former hunting lodge of a duke who was an avid collector of impressionist works.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

This Paris art space celebrates the creativity and ingenuity that springs from abject poverty, especially in Africa.