A hidden gem that highlights the life and innovations of Les Paul, the "Wizard of Waukesha."

An iconic and eccentric bar for "Manouche" Jazz music keeps expanding its space—and its influence.

Village situated on a narrow volcanic escarpment.

The world's longest continuously running show has played at this small West End theater since 1974.

A tribute shrine where the Space Invasion street art movement started.

The remains of the medieval wall that once surrounded Paris with ties to the construction of the Louvre.

One of Jeff Koons’s largest sculptures and his first commemorative work.

This mural painted by Keith Haring was done without payment as a gift to entertain the children at the Hôpital Necker.

Architect Le Corbusier built his friend a cubist house to match his impressive collection of cubist art.

This structure atop a craggy cliff in one of the most beautiful parks in Paris boasts an unbeatable view.

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

A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.

19th century pendulum and a clock restored by a rogue group of guerilla artists.

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

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

This collection of 80 polarizing foods aims to challenge your subjective notions of repulsion.

Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.

A real-life homage to the Rachel McAdams and Will Ferrell's fictional Eurovision musical duo.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

This park built on a former fortress has a reputation for romance.

Order cookies baked by cloistered nuns in a 400-year-old monastery.

This whimsical fountain pays tribute to Toronto's four-legged friends.

After giving up Michelin glamour for his Amish faith, one chef now makes stellar sausages in a small, off-the-grid shop.