A Dutch passageway's artistic, aquatic-themed makeover pays tribute to the capital city's famed waterways.

This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.

A contemporary fresco movement illustrates the region's rich history.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

An accidentally hidden library containing the ephemeral history of New York.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

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

A Parisian exterminator's shop whose storefront displays stuffed rats hanging from traps.

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

A young Gustave Eiffel assisted in the construction of this skinny metal observation tower.

Bordered by forest on three sides and the ocean on the other, the Great Dune of Pilat is the highest sand dune in Europe.

Fighting the British and making game shows for over 150 years.