This mysterious runestone embedded in a church wall is linked to the medieval cult of Saint Erik.

A 1995 memorial acknowledges the tremendous contributions of Vietnamese refugees to Canada.

Walk through spectacular aisles of hanging meat and wagon wheel–sized cheese at the world's largest wholesale food market.

How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?

France's national museum of scientific and industrial instruments.

19th century pendulum and a clock restored by a rogue group of guerilla artists.

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

Potato-peeling mannequins, Inca art, and a dangling tuber mobile help trace the history of fries at this Belgian museum.

Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.

These colorful French islands spent a stint bootlegging booze during American Prohibition.

A rare venue to buy specialty maps.

Despite the name, the waters of this Canadian lake are actually blue-green in color.

This Italianate house was the childhood home of the prominent Canadian painter, Emily Carr.

The narrowest street in Canada was once a spot for dastardly doings, now a historic piece of Chinatown.

A famous hotel houses an impression collection of mini dioramas and giant doll houses.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

Sample cuisine inspired by the Great Plains indigenous people who have been gathering at this sacred Canadian Heritage Park for 6,000 years.

An ancient Chinese temple where even the emperor dressed like a farmer in the name of the harvest.

This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

A serene space tucked amid the skyscrapers of Hong Kong's bustling financial district.

This naval gun is fired every day at noon, an odd timekeeping tradition the origin of which is local legend.

Launched by Napoleon's soldiers more than 200 years ago, a cannonball remains embedded in the tower wall.