A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

Giant eggs, walls of bread, and nightmare surreality mark the largest collection of works by Salvador Dalí.

The world's most famous cheese caves.

This French anatomy museum greets guests with a skinless man, mid-shovel.

Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.

150 or so scrounged-up lamps, chandeliers, and lanterns light up this alley in central Athens.

Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

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

Visitors dating back to the 1600s carved their marks in the stones of the iconic tower.