A large boar commemorates the city's founding and the origin of its name.

A man throwing a giant severed hand towers over Antwerp’s main square.

Europe's largest collection of matchbox designs is a fascinating exploration of the cultural history of the world.

A Texas museum filled with Broncos and Betties.

Take a ferry across the Paraíba river in one of these 1980s bus-turned-boats.

Named for the Yoruba word for Lagos, this craft brewery draws on European beer-making and West African palm wine-fermenting techniques.

A bizarre object of worship believed to grant wishes to those who tie it up with a rope.

Watch out for the two-story Godzilla made out of tires.

This plaque marks the former home of one of the first women physicians in the Netherlands.

An independent cinema housed in a former pathological anatomy laboratory.

A few hidden stones are said to bring fortune and love.

The ruins of an abandoned cemetery are among the last remnants of the old village of La Boulaye before a wealthy landowner had it relocated.

Reminiscent of a termite mound, this imposing structure is likely an ancient funerary monument.

A colorful mural decorates one of the city's oldest animal shelters.

In the upscale neighborhood of Miraflores in Lima, a pretty little park is home to dozens of cats.

Brooklyn’s wildest restaurant is serving ice cream in snail shells and marrow bones.

For centuries no one knew there were hundreds of bones and precious artwork hidden beneath this Swiss church.

Of all the houses that grace this neighborhood, only one is a testament to surreal architecture.

Mysterious painted skulls in Moravia.

This contemplative sculpture made out of old machine parts is meant to be the first in a series of sculptures around the world.

These hilariously laughing bronze figures lampoon empty promises while encouraging civic engagement.

Marie Antoinette and Napoleon Bonaparte were fans of this 200-year-old French chocolatier.

The Jesus tree of Malta bears a striking resemblance to Christ on the cross.

This garage is frozen in the late 1990s, full of rare and untouched cars and motorcycles.