The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

If you look closely at the oldest bridge in Paris, you might notice hundreds of ugly faces leering from its sides.

A mud statue stands in the dark tunnels, seeming to hold up the weight of the city above.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

A New England curiosity cabinet, one hundred years on.

A small chapel celebrating the spiritual bond between dogs and humans.

A gas station and a state sign commemorating the most famous claims of extraterrestrial abduction.

A serene plaza that commemorates one of the Granite State's most iconic figures.

A town wears its heart on the sleeve of a smiling girl, arms flung wide open in a cheerful greeting for all who encounter her.

According to the experts at the Guinness World's Record office, this is the longest candy counter in the world.

This New York estate was designed to resemble a medieval Scottish castle.

What remains of the simple red brick chapel where the women's rights movement began.

A near tragic event on this bridge helped inspire the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life."