Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

This whimsically named Vietnamese stream is closer to a walkway than a waterway.

Ha Long Bay's "Cave of Surprises" houses a popular phallic rock formation.

An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.

Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.

A new sculpture calls attention to climate change in the centuries-old city it threatens.

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

César Baldaccini's iconic sculpture of a 40-foot thumb stands tall in La Défense.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

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

A museum which takes visitors to the côté obscure of Paris.

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 life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

Museum on French naval history, with magnificent figureheads, a historic diving suit, and a boat used by Napoleon.

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.

Natural history museum celebrating biodiversity with a parade of taxidermy animals.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

The first green space constructed on an elevated viaduct.

Dedicated to the art of hunting, with juxtapositions of contemporary art.

A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.

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

A Parisian exterminator's shop whose storefront displays stuffed rats hanging from traps.