A Lovecraftian altar of nightmarish bronze chairs sits ominously on a boardwalk in Puerto Vallarta.

A standalone wonder amid the prairie badlands of southeastern Alberta.

Though many were skeptical at first, these animal-specific routes across the Trans-Canada Highway have been a major conservation success.

This natural sea cave hides a small wonderland of natural turquoise beauty.

If you look closely at the oldest bridge in Paris, you might notice hundreds of ugly faces leering from its sides.

The Sun King's military models, saved from the Louvre.

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

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.

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

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

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

Enormous, fluffy dogs frolic around this museum dedicated to a legendary Saint Bernard.

Watch cheese-flipping robots in action at this factory and museum.

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

This simple apartment may have inspired some of the most important theories in the history of science.

The bears of Bern have been a city highlight for over 500 years.

The second-highest train station in Europe.

A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."

Caves famous for the dragon-slaying saint who lived there.

This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

Among the cliffs of the Elora Gorge is an oft-overlooked piece of celebratory graffiti.

Known as the "Kissing Bridge" for its privacy, it also happens to be the last covered bridge in Ontario.