An ode to a soldier who came to town, fell in love, then began making his own sparkling wine.

A sculpture of a beloved local figure, who tipped his top hat to everyone he passed on the streets of Bratislava.

This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.

Launched by Napoleon's soldiers more than 200 years ago, a cannonball remains embedded in the tower wall.

A sculpture of the beloved author surrounded by characters from his fairy tales.

In the middle of a Vienna square, Roman ruins dating back some 2,000 years are on display.

The beautiful, ornate weather station is the most popular geocache in Salzburg.

This lurid German fountain plots the sad course of marriage from dating to death.

A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.

This abandoned coliseum was intended to be a grand Nazi rallying ground before it was halted at the end of the war.

A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."

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

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

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

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.

Some of New York's best tacos can be found in the back of an unassuming bodega in Queens.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

The show pony of cave systems, Fantastic Caverns manages to live up to its name.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

Tracks near this Texas nature site were once thought to support the Creationist belief that man and dino coexisted.

The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.