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

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

One of Jeff Koons’s largest sculptures and his first commemorative work.

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

A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the century.

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

This little-known relic crypt holds stolen parts of a Roman Empress.

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

A 16th-century fountain marks the site of a lost medieval cemetery once filled with mass graves.

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One of the most historical literary characters continues to stroll his hometown.

Walk through a restaurant's refrigerator door to reach this hidden bar.

This famous writer's tombstone is a literary pilgrimage site that was publicly defiled by a rival.

On the side of a building, a depiction of the woman who became a local legend by tossing soup out her window.

One of the longest wooden benches in the world snakes around Geneva's Treille Promenade.

A plain wooden seat that once belonged to one of the most prominent figures of the Protestant Reformation.

The world's largest second-hand graces a clock surrounded by constantly changing flower beds. 

An opulent monument built for a duke who donated his entire fortune to the city of Geneva.

The largest hewn stone in history.

One of the oldest monasteries in the world is a key pilgrimage site for both Muslims and Christians.

An ornate and disused early 20th-century building has been given new life as a fully operational structure, complete with offices, oyster bar, and a furniture retailer.

Its collection includes a broad array of social, geographic, graphic design, and political history.

This black cat was actually designed to ward off bad luck.

One of America's founding fathers lived in this London lodging between 1757 and 1775.