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

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

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

Inside a former cabaret, seven floors of erotic art.

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

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

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

This elderly couple's hand-picked collection of rare gems is one of the finest in all of Iceland.

Iceland: home to volcanoes, waterfalls and, apparently, Santa?

This replica Viking village was created for a film that was never shot and is now open to visitors.

Trace the history of writing at this unusual North Carolina destination.