The place where World War I began.

This museum preserves the hand-dug tunnel that kept Sarajevo afloat during the Serbian siege.

An Orthodox church built by the Royal Family for the Russian community exiled to the French Riviera.

On this romantic tidal island reachable only at low tide the tomb of a famous French writer overlooks the sea.

A reconstruction of a classic mansion on the island of Delos was designed for a historian and archaeologist.

Nearly every wall in this French villa has been "tattooed" by artist Jean Cocteau and other famous painters.

A place to see how French aristocrats lived in the early 1900s.

This mountain trail inspired Nietzsche to complete his magnum opus.

French commune at the heart of conspiracies.

This French anatomy museum greets guests with a skinless man, mid-shovel.

This salt marsh in Southern France is as pink as the flamingos that inhabit it.

This historic island prison holds one of the dungeons from the Count of Monte Cristo even though it is a work of fiction.

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

Personal garden filled with mosaics made of recycled garbage.

One architect's organic, human-centric design has been fully realized in this alien art house.

Avant garde house of Pierre Cardin on the Cote d’Azur.

This mosque was based on Sub-Saharan Islamic architecture and created for the Senegalese Tirailleurs.

A public park off the beaten path with a beautiful waterfall and 13th century Cistercian abbey.

Oriental bazaar in the heart of Sarajevo.

This cluster of little wooden huts once ground local farmers’ wheat into flour during the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

There's a mini version of Iguazu Falls hidden in the Balkans, and it's got a rope swing.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

A replica of the beloved character's house, modeled after the author's own drawings.

For decades, these ships have been lying in rust awaiting a final decision on their fate.