Museum on French naval history, with magnificent figureheads, a historic diving suit, and a boat used by Napoleon.

A popular shrine where the Blessed Virgin allegedly appeared in 1830, displaying a holy armchair and two incorruptible remains of Lady Saints.

Hidden away in a modern library are the remains of one of the 18th century's most celebrated wunderkammers.

BDSM, 1930s Style.

In the best of all possible worlds, everyone will get a chance to see this statue in which Voltaire's heart is interred.

A majestic lion statue guards this Parisian botanical garden, and feeds on an unsettling item.

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

This Parisian café sticks almost exclusively to an ethos of reuse.

A counter-culture bookstore like no other hides in plain sight in the streets of Paris.

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

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

A monument dedicated to the unrecognized Black "mother" of modern medicine.

A monument to the groundbreaking environmentalist sits near the place where she first experienced the sea.

On the outskirts of Edinburgh, a trio of topiary created by one man over the course of more than 20 years.

This modern work of art was a refreshing addition to one of the oldest theatres in the city.

These characters from a Robert Louis Stevenson novel stand in an unlikely place.

A public art piece that barely gets recognized, but then that might be the point.

The bell that once tolled atop a lost Edinburgh gate now hangs for all to see.

This monument is dedicated to a young boy who survived a disaster that forced Edinburgh to reevaluate its building codes.

This sculpture of disembodied body parts forms a poignant memory of the horrors of World War II.

These trenches were used to train the Scottish military for life on the frontlines of World War I.

These sculptures of various animals adorn the building that houses one of the capital's least known museums.

Brass bricks outline the locations of Edinburgh's lost, lively market stalls.