The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

The curious underground history of keeping Paris clean.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

While most bridges allow roads to pass over water, this one allows water to pass over a road.

This Tudor-era castle was once part of King Henry VIII's plan to protect England from invasion.

The tallest mountain in mainland Netherlands isn't actually very tall.

Climb a steep hill in 90 seconds on the second-oldest urban subway in the world.

Drink among marionettes at this pub inside a historic puppet theater.

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

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

The ornate miniature mansions were built for Istanbul's feathered residents.

This road earned its macabre nickname after hundreds of Iraqi troops died along it in 1991.

Kuwait City's uniquely designed water towers look straight out of a retro sci-fi cityscape.

Rusting ships sit in a desert where a sea used to be.

The oldest Buddhist monastery in Mongolia has survived centuries of invasions, political shifts, and religious purges.

Light still pours into the ruins of this ancient Islamic observatory.

A cemetery with goat-horn bedecked gravestones.

The world's tallest boat lift stands as a massive piece of industrial tourism.