The first botanical garden, a feather in the cap of the Grand Duke of Tuscany.

On the side of a building, a depiction of the woman who became a local legend by tossing soup out her window.

The world's largest second-hand graces a clock surrounded by constantly changing flower beds. 

One of the most historical literary characters continues to stroll his hometown.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.

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

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

Cat art as far as the eye can see.

Gladiators once walked this ancient, subterranean passage.

A Byzantine church containing the holy remnants of three saints sits atop the site of an ancient temple.

These artifacts were discovered during the construction of the airport, with some dating back to the Neolithic period.

Overlooking the harbor is a beautiful neglected mansion guarded by two Egyptian sphinxes.

A sprawling collection of books and manuscripts about ancient Greece that would have put their famed libraries to shame.

The oldest standing Byzantine church in Athens is tucked within a monastery in the middle of an upscale shopping district.

This abandoned Greek island was the last active leper colony in Europe.

Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.