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.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

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

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.