A beautiful Victorian statue shows France's enduring love of the rhinoceros.

A mud statue stands in the dark tunnels, seeming to hold up the weight of the city above.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

This surreal statue brings a famous French novel about a supernatural cad to arresting life.

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

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.

A unique tribute to the millions of animals who served and died for the British military.

A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.

A hidden plaque is the only reminder of the lost palace where two storied English kings were born.

This centuries-old pub boasts a collection of more than 4,500 snippets of neckties from around the world.

The stoic structure boasts a whimsical set of stained glass art commemorating Lewis Carroll.

Dozens of large-scale, creative, evocative curios from prominent artists dot the calm outdoor space around this major museum.

The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.

It's home to the antenna that received the first images of Neil Armstrong walking on the moon.

With a surface area of nearly 500 square meters, welcome to the world's largest paraboloidal dish solar concentrator.

This pioneer village is like a time capsule of 19th-century Australia.

Amidst medieval and baroque buildings, five human-sized gherkins stand tall.

The first thermometer made with the almost-universal temperature scale is backwards.

The second-largest collection of runic calendar staffs in Sweden.

A large collection of ancient runestones decorates this university courtyard.

The second oldest anatomical theater is housed in a museum of curiosities.

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.