This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.

This poignant sculpture of a gnarled weapon is a symbol of non-violence.

20-foot tall lamp mumbles Swedish to celebrate the holidays.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

This structure atop a craggy cliff in one of the most beautiful parks in Paris boasts an unbeatable view.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

Also known as Napoleon's Canal, this waterway was created on the orders of the general, and construction was interrupted by Waterloo.

Potato-peeling mannequins, Inca art, and a dangling tuber mobile help trace the history of fries at this Belgian museum.

Enormous, fluffy dogs frolic around this museum dedicated to a legendary Saint Bernard.

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

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

A Parisian exterminator's shop whose storefront displays stuffed rats hanging from traps.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

The final resting place of the "father of special effects."

Stripes of human ashes cover a back lawn in the most sought-after burial grounds in Paris.

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.