This hydrochronometer was invented by a Dominican monk and is a prime feature in this garden.

Brass cobblestones mark the places where individual Holocaust victims were taken from their homes.

A treasure trove of Renaissance-era funerary art in a Roman church built on top of Nero's grave.

The oldest continuously operating pharmacy in Europe.

Bits of architecture from a town destroyed in World War I now decorate this hotel garden.

An image of the legendary saint stands in the shadow of a cathedral she liberated.

Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.

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

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

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

France's high-tech, future-themed amusement park.

A natural arch carved by a river gave its name to the so-called "Cave of Forgotten Dreams."

A colorful piece of contemporary art cheerfully clashes with Lyon's historical architecture.

Nicknamed the "Museum of Horrors," this French anatomical collection has been fascinating visitors for over a century.

One of the most powerful religious centers in the Middle Ages, dubbed the founder of Western monasticism.

For over 300 years this little carving has been the city’s good luck charm.

Hundreds of hidden passageways weave through the old quarters of Lyon.

For hundreds of years, automatons moving to metallic music have been marking the passage of time.

The first modern cemetery of Lyon is complete with more than 200 chapels and monuments.

A former imperial sea-fortress and Soviet prison.

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

The world's largest reflecting pool is just two centimeters deep.