For over 300 years this little carving has been the city’s good luck charm.

This hidden garden boasts amazing views of Lyon.

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

A mysterious ancient elephant said to possess magic powers is now the symbol of a Sicilian city.

The only remaining collection of flayed figures made by French "madman" Honoré Fragonard.

Dead weights honor the dead of Portugal's fishing industry.

This castle has links to Portugal’s founding and struggles for independence.

This giant sculpture made of trash is a critique of society's wastefulness.

Iron Age runes and ruins hide in plain sight along this Portuguese beach.

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

A quaint medieval harbour where Benjamin Franklin landed in 1776.

Hundreds of prehistoric stones, arranged in perfect lines in a French field.

One of the great treasures of Neolithic art lies within this carefully constructed pile of rocks.

This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture.

Unable to build support structures on glaciers, the engineers for this tramway were forced to design a unique system.

A suspended footbridge allows for traversing this gorge carved through the French Alps.

This giant metal cross perched atop a mountain can only be reached by foot.

Small French town or alien garage?

Beneath the city of Lourdes, France is a massive, concrete church.

This futuristic observatory at the top of the Pyrénées offers unrivaled views.

A faithful reproduction of Al-Jazari's enormous water clock.

A preposterously luxurious hotel with gold-plated iPads, Rolls Royce chauffeurs, and a staff that trains by watching "Downton Abbey."