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

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

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

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

A museum on the history of Paris, including a set of Napoleon's toiletries, Proust's room, and relics of the Revolution.

A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the century.

A historic cemetery doubles as a museum containing hundreds of unique tombs sculpted by a single artist.

Hotel designed around a 16th century Mexican bullring.

Mexico's largest collection of masks is found in the ruins of an abandoned convent.

A giant Jesus statue watches over the city of Saltillo from the top of a mountain where it has been commandeered by vandals.

Inside this mountain lies several kilometers of breathtaking caves.

The remains of an Aztec school and various intriguing artifacts lie below a modern cultural center.

A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.

These spectacular, symbolic serpents lie within the shadow of the Great Temple.

This foreboding building was the headquarters of the terrifying Spanish Inquisition in Mexico.

These haunting ruins of a 700-year-old Prehispanic city have witnessed centuries of wars and massacres.

An archaeological museum at the Aztec pyramid displays signs of the New Fire ritual performed every 52 years.

This partially reconstructed Aztec pyramid gives a glimpse of what its larger counterparts would have looked like.

Dating back to the second century, vestiges of prehispanic mural paintings are found in this underground palace.

CDMX's home for the world's culinary delights.

Hidden behind a wall, Spanish nuns distribute their signature sweets on a revolving tray.

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

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.