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

Down a cobblestone alleyway is a museum dedicated to Romanticism, with a secret garden.

Natural history museum celebrating biodiversity with a parade of taxidermy animals.

A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.

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

A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.

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

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

Dedicated to the art of hunting, with juxtapositions of contemporary art.

This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.

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

Every year, the town of Menton, France, turns lemons and oranges into giant sculptures depicting windmills, dragons, and more.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

This Balinese sea temple is thought to be guarded by the hundreds of monkeys that live around it.

This sacred cave temple is home to thousands of bats and according to legend, a giant snake king.

Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.

The name of this ancient Indonesian temple translates as "Elephant Cave" but it could be more accurately called "The Hellmouth."

Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.

This tiny lake temple dedicated to a water goddess seems to float on the surface.

An Orthodox church built by the Royal Family for the Russian community exiled to the French Riviera.

This massive blockhead sculpture hides an entire library.

Thousands of costumed dolls fill one of the world's creepiest museums.

Museum celebrating the ocean, with the largest wunderkammer dedicated to sea exploration.

The oldest teak bridge in the world is made from the remains of a royal palace.