Stripes of human ashes cover a back lawn in the most sought-after burial grounds in Paris.

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

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

Indents in the pavement are all that remain from a grisly death machine in Paris.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

The best-preserved Roman small town in North Africa.

An ancient Phoenician citadel once stood at the site where Queen Dido first landed, according to legend.

An ancient burial ground believed to have been used for ritual sacrifice.

The ancient heart of Tunis is an enormous maze of narrow streets and alleyways.

This famous archeological mystery may be an ancient example of movable type.

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

A jazz band formed by African water animals in the heart of Flemish Brabant.

Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

Giant eggs, walls of bread, and nightmare surreality mark the largest collection of works by Salvador Dalí.

This statue honors the thousands of Allied avians that served and died for France during World War I.

This triumphal arch celebrating the Sun King's conquest of Lille is a masterpiece of military architecture.

Tables of secondhand books fill the inner courtyard of this 17th-century stock exchange.

A sublime medieval path adorns the marble floor of one of the most beautiful Gothic cathedrals in France.

In a city that boasts four separate inclined cable railways, this is one of the busiest funicular lines in the world.

Dug as a secret royal escape route, the tunnel became a wartime bomb shelter and dumping ground for vintage cars.

An underground paleo-Christian burial site composed of the remains of several cemeteries and Basilicas.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.