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

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

An unusual number plate signifies the building's saucy past.

This 18th-century sundial was designed to calculate the date of Easter each year.

A poem by Arthur Rimbaud is inscribed on the wall of a street that, while it is only one block long, plays a key role in multiple novels.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

Original cabaret handbills, posters, and feline artwork are a purrfect highlight of the Museum of Montmartre.

Once a 19th-century brasserie, this McDonald's exterior celebrates Alsatian design and the "King of Beer."

During the summer months, giant teddy bears take over Paris near Les Gobelins metro station.

With a history of slaughter, feast, and famine, remnants of the pork industry decorate this area--even its church.

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

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.

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

This modern museum of Mediterranean culture is surrounded by a surreal concrete honeycomb.

This unusual elevator doesn’t stop or slow down.

This ancient theater was once the home of fierce gladiatorial battles.

A unique underground structure dating back to the 1st century BC.

Sky ships, planes, and portraits left as unique tokens of hope and thankfulness.

Underground farm located in a former bank vault deep within the bowels of Tokyo's business district.

Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.

This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.