After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

The giant skeleton sculpture is surprisingly well-traveled.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

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

Beneath the city of Lourdes, France is a massive, concrete church.

For over 300 years this little carving has been the city’s good luck charm.

A medieval church with largest and oldest collection of Renaissance frescoes in France.

One of the largest ochre quarries in the world, hidden in a limestone landscape.

Walk through living pictures and music in the Cathedral of Images.

Even France's favorite aquatic son Jacques Cousteau, couldn't get to the bottom of it.

A colossal sculptural lion built by the same man who designed the Statue of Liberty.

Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.

The artist and his brother are buried in a landscape straight out of a van Gogh painting.

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.

The Sun King's military models, saved from the Louvre.

This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.

This stunning French estate was so lavish that it landed its original owner in jail for the rest of his life.

The great Italian Renaissance painter was laid to rest here in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert.

This salt marsh in Southern France is as pink as the flamingos that inhabit it.

The world's tallest bridge is also possibly the most elegant.

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.