The world's second-largest sundial, made entirely out of stone.

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

Many Hindus make the long pilgrimage to this holy city to have their remains burned on the banks of the Ganges River.

A bulky, ancient stupa marks the site of Siddhartha Gautama's seminal Buddhist teaching.

The octagonal tower at this important Buddhist site was added many years after the temple's initial construction.

Siddhartha Gautama sat here and received enlightenment.

Kolkata’s only Portuguese church has a curious link with chickens.

The potters' quarter is packed with artists sculpting clay gods with mud from the sacred Ganges river.

The site of an atrocity that would be used to justify Britain’s conquest of India.

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

A short distance from the Eiffel Tower is the final resting place of several of the city’s more well-known and interesting characters.

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

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

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

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.

In 1927, a biplane disappeared while attempting to complete the first non-stop transatlantic flight between Paris and New York City. This memorial stands at the last place it was seen.

An art-filled botanical garden and former dyeworks hiding in plain sight.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

This symbol of the French Revolution still stands where it was first planted during the 18th-century.

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

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

The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.

This sweet-toothed bear searching for snacks has been a symbol of Madrid for decades.

Two large eyes painted anonymously on a mountain overlooking the city pay homage to an old legend.