Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

From toys to kettles to scientific instruments, this German museum celebrates the beauty of 20th century design.

A museum devoted to bringing to light forgotten or neglected histories through exhibitions, education and public programming.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

These aggressively sustainable art homes look like something out of 1970's science fiction.

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.

Victorian "Fancy Craft" Hair Wreaths and Relics.

While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.

The famous author's birthplace is preserved in a town that he once described as narrow-minded.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

The real faces of Venice beach captured on Romanesque columns.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.