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

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

Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.

Lyon's miniature version of the Eiffel Tower was built as a statement in support of French secularism.

Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.

Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

This beautiful, historic church looks like something out of a simpler past.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

A historic house left in "dramatic still life."

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.

A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.

Over 100 years ago this pyramidal holding cell was reserved for rowdy drunks but now only offers five minute sentences.

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.