With a history of slaughter, feast, and famine, remnants of the pork industry decorate this area--even its church.

Shop at the 200-year-old store where Julia Child stocked up on copper cookware.

Order a boozy baba au rhum at the oldest patisserie in Paris.

A unique zoological park home to over 30 species of wild cats, both big and small.

Visit a museum dedicated to the “the king of cheeses.”

Marvel at the opulent Art Nouveau interior while dining on dirt-cheap French classics.

A discarded umbrella stand from a women's prison is an object of pride at a library that is dedicated to women's culture and achievements.

An aromatic exploration of the rich history and flavors of this German town's famous gingerbread.

Where Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird created their "heroes in a half shell" and founded Mirage Studios.

A series of stained glass artworks that depict images of the hit TV show.

When the city of Manchester built a new centralized heating network, they did it with style.

Originally commissioned as a sculpture to reflect the history of Belfast's red-light district, the final sculpture has been banned from Belfast public land.

A hidden alley with seven corners and handmade cat decorations.

A watchhouse constructed from tombstones, to make way for a burial pit, for the victims succumbing to a deadly disease.

On Nobel Street, a miniature statue of Alfred Nobel.

The Painted Ladies of Ontario aren’t your average beach homes.

The former home of one of the U.K.’s most notable families of suffragettes is now a museum dedicated to women’s rights.

Memorializing the bravery of one young woman facing the monster of her age.

This bronze statue commemorates the life of the first Black American to publish a novel in the United States.

This life-sized effigy commemorates the dedicated abolitionist and social reformer.

This somber statue remembers the enslaved women who were forced to nurse their owners' babies.

Ella Fitzgerald, opera singer Enrico Caruso, and dancer Isadora Duncan all performed in this lavish, supposedly haunted theater.

This giant subway sculpture celebrates the fruit that inspired the theory of gravity.

This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.