A striking memorial to the Jews of Leiden who were murdered during World War II is scattered throughout the city.

Survival capsules find a second life as a unique hotel.

A large measuring stick marks the lowest point of a country that is partially under sea level.

After mysteriously refusing to surrender at the end of World War II this sunken submarine was only salvaged in a search for Nazi gold.

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

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

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

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

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

Behind the pink curtain, Au Bonheur du Jour, an art gallery of erotic archives.

This off-limits room in the National Library of France is home to a system of pneumatic tubes, once used to bring books to readers.

This stone once marked the boundaries of Liverpool's medieval markets.

A nearly 25-foot concrete sculpture of Sylvette, Picasso's muse.

To the great disappointment of doomsdayers, this codex merely contains records of the Moon and Venus.