Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

The great Italian Renaissance painter was laid to rest here in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert.

A quaint medieval millhouse hovers surprisingly above the waters of the Seine.

At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.

Former hunting lodge of a duke who was an avid collector of impressionist works.

19th century pendulum and a clock restored by a rogue group of guerilla artists.

Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

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

This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

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.

Stroll through retro Paris while shopping for old postcards and discarded doll heads.

Everything from a plane to your own two feet are needed to reach this jungle resort.

Nailing a coin to this holy stump is just another way to ask the gods for relief from dental pain.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world keeps an eye out in every direction.

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

The mysterious empty cupola behind the monumental arch points to an ancient prophecy of Delhi.

More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.

Home to the world's largest refracting telescope and the birthplace of modern astrophysics.