This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

From Tintin to the Smurfs, Europe's greatest graphic icons are celebrated in a grand Art Noveau gallery.

This collection of over 50 murals celebrates Brussels' rich history as the self-proclaimed home of the "comic strip."

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

Bordered by forest on three sides and the ocean on the other, the Great Dune of Pilat is the highest sand dune in Europe.

The world's largest reflecting pool is just two centimeters deep.

An intricately decorated tiny place of worship.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

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

This submersible road connecting a French island to the mainland is lined with safety towers for when the tide strands travelers.

An aluminum skeleton brings Chinese mythology to the French shore.

Do these monsters look familiar? The gargoyles on this church are all from pop culture.

Massive puppet-automaton machines created by French artist collective Machines de l’Ile.

There has been an astronomical clock on this spot since the 14th century.

Possibly the world's largest hourglass only needs to be reset every New Year's Eve.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

Op-art architecture designed for happiness.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

One of Catholicism's four major basilicas has a series of papal portraits that are said to predict the end of the world.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.