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

A miniature diorama that recounts the brilliant stories of author and filmmaker Marcel Pagnol.

During the summer months, giant teddy bears take over Paris near Les Gobelins metro station.

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

For over 300 years this little carving has been the city’s good luck charm.

Massive puppet-automaton machines created by French artist collective Machines de l’Ile.

Avant garde house of Pierre Cardin on the Cote d’Azur.

A French valley with forests so lush it was nicknamed "the Small Amazonia of the Pyrenees."

An overlooked marble is the only surviving in-place 18th century example of the measurement that changed how we define distance.

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

The world's oldest known salt mine.

"World machine" built by an untrained Austrian farmer.

Resting in the middle of an Austrian river, this sci-fi "island" lets people cross in neon style.

Named after the German word for "a longingness to travel," this park brings together thousands of city and street signs from around the world.

A surprisingly detailed model of one of the most powerful telescopes in the world.

A modern museum dedicated to the fairytales and dictionary work of the Brothers Grimm.

A historic steam train meanders along one of the most scenic rail routes in Germany's Black Forest.

One of the most easily accessible examples of the rare 1960s UFO houses.

Twisted buildings adorn the banks of the Rhine river.

The world's most delightful not-NOT-religion welcomes visitors to the town of Templin, just like its more stoic peers.

This painted Lego bridge is the product of over a century of locomotive history.

A traditional U-Bahn station in Berlin gets a string of rather untraditional benches.

Visitors can explore the role of mysticism throughout the ages inside this interactive museum of magic.

These brass bunnies honor the rabbits that dominated the no-man's-land around the Berlin Wall.