Mexico's astounding mummy museum with "the world's smallest mummy."

The Bloemen Route, or “Flower Route”, stretches 25 miles through prime Dutch tulip country as a result of “tulip mania,” the world’s first economic bubble.

Oldest Museum of the Netherlands is a true cabinet of curiosities.

Ecuador’s historic seat of government has been quietly looted in recent decades, and no one knows how or by whom.

It took 160 years to complete the most ornate church in Ecuador.

A short volcanic hill in Quito doubles as a stellar observation point of an iconic statue.

Quito's historic, main square dates back to the 16th century.

This 12-inch-tall wooden sculpture of a winged Virgin Mary has inspired much devotion and countless replicas.

This unusual piece of Renaissance art depicting the bodily horror of crucifixion and skin disease may have been inspired by fungus-induced hallucinations.

The birthplace of the builder of the Statue of Liberty is now a museum dedicated to his work.

Architect Le Corbusier built his friend a cubist house to match his impressive collection of cubist art.

One of Amsterdam's narrowest houses is located right across the canal from its widest.

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

Tables of secondhand books fill the inner courtyard of this 17th-century stock exchange.

This statue honors the thousands of Allied avians that served and died for France during World War I.

Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.

This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.

Special benches that play Chopin's music are scattered throughout his native city.

After the famous composer died in Paris, his sister snuck his heart out of the country to honor his wish that it be buried in their native country.

The giant statue and its model solar system honor the native Pole who declared that the Earth revolves around the Sun.

This antique thermometer honors the creator of the first universal temperature scale.

This 13th century Gothic brick castle is the largest in the world by surface area.

This fortress dates back to the 6th century and is also the site of a controversial abandoned restoration project.

The oldest church in Mantua was buried for centuries under the facades of other structures.