A retired tobacco farmer's pet project turned into a sturdy miniature city.

Tucked in the back of a flower shop, its collection details the fascinating history of the Netherlands's iconic symbol.

Europe's official "zero-level," the equator of elevation.

The legendary giant's severed hand sits on Antwerp's popular shopping street.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

The final resting place of one of the most sensational guitar players of all time was created only after his father got the rights to his music.

The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

The magic's in the hole!

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

A psychedelic tribute to one of Georgia's most unique artistic visionaries, out of place and time in the heart of Atlanta.

The first singer to cut a country music record is buried in a small graveyard in Atlanta, Georgia.

The small first-floor apartment where the author wrote her Pulitzer Prize-winning book 'Gone with the Wind.'

A slanted tomb honors the faithful, furry companion of the Georgia Tech student body.

This 1920s Amsterdam neighborhood was built as a giant experiment in concrete construction.

The last of Amsterdam's original sea level markers remaining in place.

This pirate-broadcasting-tower-turned-restaurant played a rebellious role in the history of Dutch television.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.