A 16th-century fountain marks the site of a lost medieval cemetery once filled with mass graves.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

Noirish green neon marks the location of one of the oldest private detective agencies in France.

A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.

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

Once a 19th-century brasserie, this McDonald's exterior celebrates Alsatian design and the "King of Beer."

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

The ruins of a Duke's bucolic dream, where camels once roamed alongside "Dutch" windmills and faux-Italian vineyards.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

Taking the subway here means doing so over a bridge located in the middle of an estuary.

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.

At this 1940s-era neighborhood favorite, you can still drink a cherry phosphate.

America's oldest Italian restaurant is a San Francisco institution.

Site of James Cook's historic observations of the 1769 transit of Venus.

This stucco building in North Africa was the first American-owned property on foreign soil.

This arch granting triumphal entrance into Antalya was designed to honor the emperor's visit.

Built in 1906, this unique building was the first Hindu temple in the United States.

This church houses the tomb—but not the remains—of St. Nicholas, the likely progenitor to Santa Claus.

This (occupied) house is 10 feet wide and full of spite.

The first mural ever dedicated to the women of the Black Panther Party.

One of the two original gateways into the Kasbah, this gateway is a nesting site for storks.

Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.

Buffalo's abandoned concrete grain elevators are getting a second life.

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.