This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.

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

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

Two distorted Romanesque columns hold aloft a mine cart in honor of laborers who died during WWII.

A 11-foot former president stands on a Kosovo street that also bears his name.

A futuristic, brutalist masterpiece that is also strangely prison-like.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

The world's widest single drop waterfall, and the two men who legend says went over its edge in a boat.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

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

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

A reconstructed medieval gateway that was the magnificent entrance to the capital city dating back to 1037.

A full-size replica of this well-preserved temple lets you take a walk through the Mayan age.

This staircase full of Mayan hieroglyphics is perhaps the largest single text in the world.

This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.

A set of ancient drawings in the desert of Peru that are so massive, many of them can only be fully seen from the sky.

Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

The oldest surviving synagogue in New York City is now a soaring art space.