Where the high court feasted, frolicked, and high courtesans put their royal lovers' diamonds to the test.

An off-the-beaten-path boutique stuffed with an eclectic collection of upcycled goods.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.

Off-limits and full of venomous pit vipers, Brazil’s Snake Island has a frighteningly apt nickname.

The preserved home of the first settler of "the most German town in Brazil."

As one of the world's largest hydroelectric dams this plant took two countries to get built.

A series of waterfalls so massive they straddle the border of Argentina and Brazil.

The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.

One family's mission to exemplify sustainability took on a whole new life as a surprisingly beautiful home.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

Legends surround this natural rock formation that looks like a Moorish king wearing a crown.

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

The smallest museum in Basel, Switzerland, is a two-foot-by-two-foot window in the door of a 600-year-old house.

The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.

A succession of eerily contemplative iron figures lead from a Scottish museum to the sea.

A monument at Alicante Marina honors a little-known hero of the Spanish Civil War.