A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

In France, a medieval-style home pays homage to an intrepid explorer who discovered Québec.

A 200-year-old tavern challenges guests to finish a glass of wine while hanging from a ceiling beam.

An expansive complex of subterranean tunnels is all that remains of one of Europe's most formidable medieval fortresses.

The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.

Known as the "Queen of Beach Markets," Calangute epitomizes Goa's beach flea market scene.

A Zoroastrian funerary tower where excarnation rituals are carried out is threatened by the area's dwindling vulture population.

An extraordinary "City of Caves" carved from solid stone.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

The largest ice cave in the world is thought to be the entrance to hell according to Austrian legend.

Summer in Scotland begins with a spectacularly wild and colorful event rooted in ancient pagan traditions.

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

Every year, the colorful murals of Montreal get a complete makeover.

Its columns were all carved from the same white oak tree.

A sprawling Victorian farm that has been surrounded by a capital city is one of Canada's greatest treasures.

The mastermind behind this palatial hotel perished on the Titanic weeks before its grand opening.

Louise Bourgeois' 30-foot-tall steel spider sculpture.

These locks on North America’s oldest canal are named after a porcine rock formation.

From Tintin to the Smurfs, Europe's greatest graphic icons are celebrated in a grand Art Noveau gallery.

A moving memorial to the fallen and missing from WWI trenches.

The site where one of the most famous poems of World War I was composed is preserved to honor the legacy of the work.

This narrow Ghent alleyway is an officially sanctioned street art tunnel.