This surreal statue brings a famous French novel about a supernatural cad to arresting life.

A lone cannonball remains lodged in the walls of the Hotel de Sens as a sober reminder of a revolution.

This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.

A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.

Walk upon the mementos of the dead in this Parisian courtyard paved with medieval tombstones.

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

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

The home of the Dead Sea Scrolls is an abstract modernist dream.

Biblical beasts and endangered animal preservation come together in this Israeli zoo.

After over 100 years out of service this landmark windmill once again turns as a symbol of Jerusalem's self-sufficiency.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet your wish will be granted.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

A stratovolcano located in the south of Iceland, with a long history of charted activity and a rich mythology attached.

Inside this Icelandic greenhouse, geothermal energy keeps tomatoes warm and growing.

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.