This 1,400-year-old abbey was once a powerhouse for music and intellectualism known across Normandy.

The Cimetière des Chiens et Autres Animaux Domestiques is one of the oldest pet cemeteries in the world.

Experience architect Le Corbusier's modernist design for living in the home he designed for himself.

To the famous surrealist artist, liberty required two torches held high.

At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.

The Church of the Annunciation was carved into the face of a cliff, just like the rest of the town of Haute-Isle.

A quaint medieval millhouse hovers surprisingly above the waters of the Seine.

Built in 1347, this belfry is one of the oldest in the world and survived intense bombing during World War I.

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

Sacked by Vikings, blessed by William the Conqueror, dealt a fatal blow during the French Revolution—these ruins have seen it all.

One of the oldest and largest wooden churches in France was very evidently constructed by shipbuilders.

Two small chapels housed inside an ancient tree.

A set of beech hedges planted in the 19th century forms a tunnel that takes on a different appearance in every season.

Beneath the impressive baroque cathedral that rises from the center of Berlin lies the largest collection of Prussian royals in the world.

A surreal museum of extraordinary industrial objects.

Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.

This obscene artwork on the side of a newspaper office pokes fun at a rival paper's former editor-in-chief.

Once a path for Jewish funeral processions, this unassuming alleyway is rich in local lore.

Berlin's beloved bear is immortalized at the Museum für Naturkunde.

From toys to kettles to scientific instruments, this German museum celebrates the beauty of 20th century design.

Where once there was a train station bathroom, there is now this German burger joint.

Antique frame collection with 2,400 frames.

A plaque on the side of a building is a small tribute to the woman who invented an iconic Berlin fast food.

A museum in the building where Nazi Germany signed its surrender tells the story of World War II from the Soviet perspective.