Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

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

A stunning 18th-century site where pilgrims ascend by a series of punishing stairs only to return via funicular.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.

After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

Modern commuters still pass through this 2,000-year-old Roman archway.

The largest oak in England is said to have been the hideout of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.

This Victorian marvel of engineering and artistic prowess is nicknamed the "Cathedral of Steam."

Lord Byron's embalmed body lies within this medieval church.

A striking 500-year-old mansion provides an unexpectedly sublime home for live deer and a menagerie of exotic stuffed animals.

When it came to designing his own small office building, the eccentric architect wasn't afraid to show the world what he could do.

The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

Bronze sculpture celebrating the relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt.

The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.