Lyon's miniature version of the Eiffel Tower was built as a statement in support of French secularism.

Antique cinematography artifacts fill this museum dedicated to the inventors of the moving picture.

These quaint French houses dangle precariously over a precipice.

The people's champion of the French Revolution was so overcome by grief at his wife's death that he exhumed her in the dead of night to make one final replica of her face.

The titular "little arch" near this Italian resort is one of the most popular diving spots in the country.

Ghosts of France's colonial past.

A majestic lion statue guards this Parisian botanical garden, and feeds on an unsettling item.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

This Torino museum honors a soldier who kept the city safe using barrels of exploding gunpowder, losing his life in the process.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

Now abandoned, the first public health hospital in the U.S. saw more than one million immigrants from around the world.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.

A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

Vaucanson's most famous automaton, brought back to life.

France's high-tech, future-themed amusement park.

A colorful piece of contemporary art cheerfully clashes with Lyon's historical architecture.