An Orthodox church built by the Royal Family for the Russian community exiled to the French Riviera.

A museum on the history of Paris, including a set of Napoleon's toiletries, Proust's room, and relics of the Revolution.

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

Dolls of all shapes and sizes display the eras of femininity in this spooky and beautiful collection.

This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

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

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

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

Canada's subterranean Cold War museum has doubled as a movie set.

These locks on North America’s oldest canal are named after a porcine rock formation.

A sprawling Victorian farm that has been surrounded by a capital city is one of Canada's greatest treasures.

Louise Bourgeois' 30-foot-tall steel spider sculpture.

This inexpensive lodging house was once a prison notorious for its inhumane practices.