During the summer months, giant teddy bears take over Paris near Les Gobelins metro station.

The final resting place of the "father of special effects."

The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.

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

The ruins of this Dutch castle sit atop a labyrinth of once-secret tunnels and passageways, dating back over 900 years.

How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?

The tomb of history's greatest potato promoter is surrounded by tubers.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

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

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

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

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

Building Men of War and Indiamen from Holland's Golden Age.

The history of sea-faring refuse and disaster is on cramped display in this Netherlands folk museum.

A 'living museum' in Leiden, the oldest of its kind in the Netherlands.

The tallest mountain in mainland Netherlands isn't actually very tall.

This hotel was once home to a steamliner company and became the final rest stop for Europeans heading to the New World.

This old KLM airplane cut into three parts was transformed into an eclectic airport gift shop.

People have been placing babies on these lilies for photoshoots since the Victorian era.

Rotterdammers' dirty minds gave this santa a dirty nickname and cursed it to a life of wandering.

The 20-mile causeway that separates the Netherlands from the sea.

A dramatic art installation features a BMW flying out of a building in Rotterdam.

An ancient Egyptian temple sits within a modern European museum.

A Dutch clog company in the town of Zaandam loves the wooden shoes so much it made a museum for them.