This statue honors the thousands of Allied avians that served and died for France during World War I.

Amidst medieval and baroque buildings, five human-sized gherkins stand tall.

Ugly 18th-century dwarf statues living in a perfectly landscaped Austrian garden.

This massive statue is the personification of Bavaria and the first colossal statue of the modern period composed of bronze.

A giant snail sculpture looking longingly at the German traffic museum.

This tribute to the 16th-century composer is now an unusual shrine to Michael Jackson.

One man's personal kunstkammer, museum and shop.

Housed in an old church, this hunting museum holds a collection of mythical bird-rabbit creatures.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

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

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

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

Trick water gardens from 1619 featuring a 200 piece mechanical theater powered by water.

Lady LeWinDa Milkzalot showcases Lewis County's dairy farming heritage and boasts an impressive rotation of seasonal outfits.

Now a city park, this site started as a stage stop, then was a working ranch, and finally became a dude ranch that specialized in letting wannabe divorcees establish Nevada residency.

This former lieutenant governor's home is brimming with curiosities.

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

Temporary Burning Man sculpture made of two 18-wheelers.

An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

“Live hard, ride fast, eat pizza” at this joint filled with Evel Knievel memorabilia.

A giant open-air sculpture made of over 200 full-sized boats.

This vintage animatronics show is the Vegas version of a walk through the woods.