The compass on its front was a handy tool for 17th-century merchants who needed to know the direction of the wind.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

This surreal statue brings a famous French novel about a supernatural cad to arresting life.

A melancholy jester sits on the grave of a famous 20th-century ballet dancer and choreographer.

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

A giant silver apple a day keeps the perils of capitalism away.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

A famous burial ground with a history both grim and literary.

This religious museum resides in a church crypt next to the founder's house.

J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

This 11th century tower is said to be the oldest building in Oxford.

A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.

The beloved fantasy novelist is buried near a church containing a whimsical etched glass window full of Narnia favorites.

Beside the pew where C.S. Lewis often sat while attending church, a window filled with characters from his beloved stories.

This lone tree and dramatic sandstone outcropping are so beloved by Michiganders they can be found on one of the state’s coins.

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

This iconic science fiction house still looks like something from the future.

A park where you can watch the highway zoom past.

This abandoned cemetery has a dark past of bodies buried over bodies.

One of the greatest boxers and humanitarians to ever live chose his hometown as his final resting place.

A life-sized memorial to Harry L. Collins, the official corporate magician of Frito-Lay.

The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.

The largest cemetery in Louisville is the final resting place of Col. Sanders and Muhammad Ali.

This hidden jockey “walk of fame” celebrates the winning riders of the Kentucky Derby.