The New Central Library is a masterpiece of contemporary architecture in the midst of downtown Calgary.

With its webbed walls and bright red coloring, Calgary's iconic bridge looks like a finger trap puzzle stretched across the river.

This First Nations monument is a peaceful spot with vast views of the Calgary prairie.

This massive mall has hundreds of shops, an amusement park, and a history of deadly amusement attractions.

One of the largest collections of traditional Māori artifacts in New Zealand.

A gigantic sculpture garden is packed with innovative oddities.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

The real life Hobbiton, this sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for The Hobbit film series.

This Parisian gem is one of the most incredible ethnographic museums in the world.

Original cabaret handbills, posters, and feline artwork are a purrfect highlight of the Museum of Montmartre.

This Paris art space celebrates the creativity and ingenuity that springs from abject poverty, especially in Africa.

The former home of France's controversial pop maestro is almost completely covered in ever-changing tributes and graffiti.

Noirish green neon marks the location of one of the oldest private detective agencies in France.

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

The history of radiation is on safe display at the foot of a radiation science laboratory.

This Parisian café sticks almost exclusively to an ethos of reuse.

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

A counter-culture bookstore like no other hides in plain sight in the streets of Paris.

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

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

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

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

The Liverpool street made famous by the Beatles is real.