A Parisian exterminator's shop whose storefront displays stuffed rats hanging from traps.

This small, ingenious cannon once helped regulate Parisian life.

Noirish green neon marks the location of one of the oldest private detective agencies in France.

Executions were once held near this beautiful 18th-century fountain.

The spiral staircase hidden inside this giant Parisian column was likely built for Catherine de Medici's astrologer.

With a history of slaughter, feast, and famine, remnants of the pork industry decorate this area--even its church.

An allegorical statue of a giant pregnant woman representing justice and truth.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

These seaside shelters once enjoyed by royalty remain a part of local history.

This large torch on the Hove coastline helped Sir Francis Drake defend England from the Spanish fleet.

This desolate boat was once a key form of public transportation for Portslade residents.

A motley, fantastical agglomeration of unlikely houseboats along the Shoreham-by-Sea riverbank.

This tiny 1930s Art Deco airport is a beautiful remnant of a bygone era.

It was once the longest continuously running cinema in the United Kingdom.

This multicolored meandering masterpiece is Britain's longest bench.