Thousands of mounted insects, and some live ones, hide within an otherwise ordinary shopping mall.

Thousands of flamingos and other bird species flourish in these Camargue wetlands.

This plaza is home to a number of works, including Montpellier‘s own Arc de Triomphe.

This French anatomy museum greets guests with a skinless man, mid-shovel.

One architect's organic, human-centric design has been fully realized in this alien art house.

100-windowed castle turned art gallery, built by one dedicated mason.

This salt marsh in Southern France is as pink as the flamingos that inhabit it.

Sitting on an Italian hilltop is this surreal fortress built by the mad inventor of electrohomeopathy.

The personal library of the founder of modern neurology is open to visitors.

This structure atop a craggy cliff in one of the most beautiful parks in Paris boasts an unbeatable view.

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

Christ's blood preserved in a Belgian town.

This narrow Ghent alleyway is an officially sanctioned street art tunnel.

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

A giant bug impaled on a 75-foot-tall needle.

This whimsical statue dumps water on its head to symbolize knowledge flowing into his brain. Or maybe booze.

A wonderfully kitsch bookstore the size of a supermarket.

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

A lovely biographical museum in the artist's home of 24 years.

From Tintin to the Smurfs, Europe's greatest graphic icons are celebrated in a grand Art Noveau gallery.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

The history and future of cannabis.

An ancient passage filled with stalls selling used books, once frequented by Vincent Van Gogh.

This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.