Squeezing inside this deep, narrow canyon reveals a festival of desert colors.

The world's tallest statue of a woman wields the world's tallest sword and is at risk of toppling over.

The Nazis lost more men trying to take this Russian-held Stalingrad apartment block than they did when taking Paris.

The room where Vincent van Gogh died.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

Deep in the limestone cliffs of the Alabaster Coast, a German fortress built during World War II.

An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.

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.

Bloodstains can still be seen in this medieval church where two medics saved lives on D-Day.

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

A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.

The Lone Star plaque hangs in a bombed-out bunker in Normandy to honor a Texan colonel's heroic actions on D-Day.

Inaugurated in 1921, this is one of many statues in France dedicated to the people who died during World War I for their country.

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

Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

What may be America's largest classic video game arcade lurks inconspicuously in a Chicago suburb.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

A retro walk through the history of the tube.

This magnificent Cincinnati graveyard is also a popular public park.

This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.

What is it about mushrooms that makes people wish they lived inside of them?