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

This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

Known as the "Stairway to Heaven," this historic canal dates back to the 1700s.

The largest offshore wind farm in the world would be even bigger if it weren't for some pesky birds.

A relic of medieval punishment marks the center of this quintessential English village.

The incredible private taxidermy collection of an eccentric zoologist.

Following years of secrecy, the hidden history of a World War II site is being brought to light.

The oldest of the three remaining bridges in England with buildings on top of them.

These upturned herring boats make nifty storage sheds for fishing goods.

An iconic waterwheel in the Pennine Hills marks the location of one of Britain’s most profitable lead mines.

A 13th-century inn where the ill-fated King Charles I spent his last night of freedom.

One of the tallest maypoles remaining in England in one of its smaller villages.

An American ghost town hides along a side street in Scotland's capital.

The fences outside some of South London's estates are made from recycled World War II stretchers.

An enormous alien invades Woking, England, as an homage to the H.G. Wells classic 'The War of the Worlds.'

The world's oldest operational public pier railway has shuttled seagoing commuters from ship to shore since 1909.

Scotland still bears an enormous scar of its Roman past.

An incredibly well-preserved piece of ninth-century Viking poop.

One of the few surviving street funiculars in the world.