This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

The stunning interior of this Gothic church is covered in ornate gold details.

An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

The oldest known university in the world is in Fez, Morocco.

Numerous impressive carvings are embedded in the trees lining this street in Marrakech.

An awe-inspiring mosque in Morocco with one of the tallest minarets in the world.

God's Saharan sandbox of wrath.

Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery.

Thousands of narrow alleyways in an ancient medieval city make up what's believed to be the world's largest car-free urban zone.

The other side is actually green.

A fortified city, home to a remaining population of five families

Mosaics, storks, and brothels—this ancient city has it all.

One of the most spectacular canyons in the world.

Send a postcard while vacationing with Satan.

There is one corporation registered for every three square feet of space in this inconspicuous office building.

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

The floorboard scrawling of a tragic madman is on public display outside a Paris hospital, much to the dismay of its opponents.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

Pitié-Salpêtrière was the dumping grounds for women who received the dreaded diagnosis of "hysterical."

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

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?

The largest medical and anatomical collection in France lies hidden from the public.