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

Once home to one of the oldest banks in the world, this building is also where Marco Polo's famous travelogue was written.

A brutalist gem towering over the heart of Milan.

The world's largest bamboo labyrinth is a living demonstration of the plant’s immense potential.

One of the oldest and most significant collections of Ancient Egyptian archeology outside of Egypt.

A 400-year-old church covered floor to ceiling in ex-voto offerings from the faithful.

This small, ingenious cannon once helped regulate Parisian life.

Descend 2,030 years into the past in an ancient tunnel built to support Jerusalem's most famous wall.

This full-sized orange tree lives suspended in mid-air above the streets of Jaffa.

A stunning mosque owes its design to an Ottoman ruler nicknamed "the Butcher."

On holy holidays, Israel's second president used this room atop Mount Zion as a refuge to read the Torah.

The only quarter of the Old City not dedicated to a major world religion.

Tel Aviv's popular neighborhood went though endless waves of transformation.

The maze-like transportation hub contains abandoned areas, derelict stores, and a resident bat colony.

A French artist's vague warning hangs over Belleville.

This facility has manufactured stunning tapestries for France's royalty ever since the 17th century.

Once a 19th-century brasserie, this McDonald's exterior celebrates Alsatian design and the "King of Beer."

A glamorous hotel that once accommodated French resistance fighters and concentration camp survivors.

This small island, a byproduct of 19th-century canal construction, is now home to a charming Japanese garden.

This abandoned church in central Lyon is missing its front stairs.

This plaza is home to a number of works, including Montpellier‘s own Arc de Triomphe.

Walk upon the mementos of the dead in this Parisian courtyard paved with medieval tombstones.

The approximate spot where the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar was put to death.

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.