A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

The bones of two medieval royal lions were discovered at the historic fortress.

A tribute to an explorer and naturalist often overlooked by history.

The beloved beast's taxidermy remains sit in the Natural History Museum's cafe.

This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

A short distance from the Eiffel Tower is the final resting place of several of the city’s more well-known and interesting characters.

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

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

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

One of Jeff Koons’s largest sculptures and his first commemorative work.

This emotive sculpture was originally created for the 1878 World's Fair.

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

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

This German fountain of a legendary apple wine-loving drink thief will spit on you.

Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.

Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.

Art historians have debated the identity of this medieval stone rider since the 19th century.

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.

This Indianapolis landmark offers a secret panoramic view of the city. 

A park where you can watch the highway zoom past.

Country fans may flock to Nashville's music scene, but this Appalachian town is where the genre was born.

One street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.