"...I guess that was your accomplice in the wood chipper?"

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

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

An overlooked marble is the only surviving in-place 18th century example of the measurement that changed how we define distance.

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

Paris' fabled purveyor of exotic taxidermy and natural history curios.

Statue of death tucked in the University of Medicine courtyard.

19th century pendulum and a clock restored by a rogue group of guerilla artists.

One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.

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

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years old and harbors many surprises.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

Once an unstoppable source of gold and silver, this town came to a grinding stop when the groundwater proved deadly.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

The bunker where Hitler took his own life is hidden under this deliberately ordinary parking lot.

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

England's largest white horse isn't even white.

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.