A 16th-century fountain marks the site of a lost medieval cemetery once filled with mass graves.

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

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

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

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

France's national museum of scientific and industrial instruments.

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.

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

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

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

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

An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.

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

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

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

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.

This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

The only natural lake in the world that drains into both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.