Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

A unique zoological park home to over 30 species of wild cats, both big and small.

Peeing dogs guard the Roman hunting goddess atop a fountain at France’s Château de Fontainebleau.

This stunning French estate was so lavish that it landed its original owner in jail for the rest of his life.

An atmospheric, medieval-themed book store hides in a 13th-century underground space.

135 bronze medallions mark a French meridian line which once rivaled the hotshot Greenwich timeline.

Walk through spectacular aisles of hanging meat and wagon wheel–sized cheese at the world's largest wholesale food market.

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

The industrial architecture honors the laborers who brought the Exposition Universelle of 1900 to life.

The opulent home that inspired Tintin's Marlinspike Hall and the adventures within.

Perfume museum and library.

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.

This medieval tower is all that remains of the castle where Joan of Arc was held before being burned at the stake.

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

Located in the house where Gustave Flaubert was born, this odd museum has more to do with medical grotesquery than the Western novel.

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

One of the most popular megalithic sites in Ireland stands as a humbler version of Stonehenge.

Traveling this mountain pass reveals quaint stone buildings, stunning Irish scenery, and a bridge said to grant wishes.

This tablet indicates where the tragic monarch returned to begin her tumultuous downfall.

This mundane post marks the old location of the city's main postal hub.

A medieval device used to punish and shame wrongdoers still hangs outside the village church.

This was once a hall in which a 16th-century royal banquet was hosted by King James VI of Scotland.

Nestled among the living residents is the final resting place of an apothecary plague victim.

This extraordinary Viking artifact has traveled throughout the city.