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

The narrowest street in Paris.

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

This surreal statue brings a famous French novel about a supernatural cad to arresting life.

A glamorous hotel that once accommodated French resistance fighters and concentration camp survivors.

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.

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

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

This legendary giant, born from vegetables, terrorized townspeople and cheated local children in games.

A man throwing a giant severed hand towers over Antwerp’s main square.

This statue dedicated to the story of a Flemish boy and his dog was relatively obscure in Belgium, but a cult sensation in Japan.

The legendary giant's severed hand sits on Antwerp's popular shopping street.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister.

Meet the bronze beloved pet to a family of famous peeing statues.

This imposing memorial contains the remains of Che Guevara — and 29 other guerrillas who died with him in Bolivia.

Castro's communist ice cream mothership has been serving five-scoop "salads" for over 50 years.

A focal point of the Cuban government, this city square features one of the most iconic images in the country.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

This verdant, tree-lined Reykjavik graveyard is both enchanting and eerie.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

This fountain is dedicated to the workers who perished constructing the Fréjus Rail Tunnel.