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

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."

The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.

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

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

In a city that boasts four separate inclined cable railways, this is one of the busiest funicular lines in the world.

These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

Repository for more than 22 million pickled specimens.

The monster at the center of the Darwin Center Spirit Collection.

Historic church where a number of Shakespeare's actors are buried.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

Museum dedicated to the UK's first charity for abandoned children, with keepsakes of the mothers who left them behind.

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

These two delightful animal-shaped buildings host a visitor center and wool shop.

A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.

An unphotographable nightly march of tens of thousands of "fairy penguins" from sea to shore.

One of the best beaches in the entire world.

Relics of Australia's convict past, and a modern scene of unimaginable horror.