This emotive sculpture was originally created for the 1878 World's Fair.

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

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

Egyptian Revival movie palace abandoned for decades and restored in 2013.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

A melancholy jester sits on the grave of a famous 20th-century ballet dancer and choreographer.

A beautiful Victorian statue shows France's enduring love of the rhinoceros.

Offal and flawless onion soup are on the menu at this restaurant that once catered to the workers of Les Halles.

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

This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

This post-war motel embodies a little-known, Miami-born architectural style.

Over 120,000 curious objects that have shaped our modern world.

12,000 sq. ft. museum tracing erotic art from antiquity to modern times.

Originally meant to hold a statue of King William IV, this support sat empty for years. Today, it hosts a rotating cast of public artwork.

A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.

The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.

This wall on a street corner in Lower Manhattan has been a blank canvas for a rotation of renowned artists since the 1980s.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

A multiversal transit station located right below a highway interchange.

An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.