In this Parisian garden's grotesque former life as a zoo it fed exotic animals to the bourgeois and put humans on exhibit.

This medieval tower is all that remains of the castle where Joan of Arc was held before being burned at the stake.

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

This huge limestone slab is considered the largest paving stone in Belgium and a relic of the earliest modern paving in Brussels.

When you're a great Russian Tsar, even your vomit gets a statue.

A shining memorial to a Belgian hero is said to bring luck to anyone who touches it.

This 19th-century fountain features sculptures of little gnomes that help with chores.

The bones of the Biblical Magi traveled to Constantinople and Milan before landing in their current home inside an elaborate golden reliquary in the Cologne Cathedral.

The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.

Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.

This futuristic German television spire is actually the world's largest digital clock.

Twisted buildings adorn the banks of the Rhine river.

An extraordinary collection of aircraft and spacecraft on display at the original site of the Boeing Company.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

Puerto Rico's oldest rum producer started its 140-year-old business with "a little barrel."

The bat-covered home of one of the world's most popular brands of rum is located on a tropical Art Deco campus.

After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.

The world's longest known cave system.

This huge clock made of flowers and simple machinery was once used a political weapon.

Kentucky's longest operating jail is now a spooky spot to spend the night.

Marine fossils from the Devonian period are exposed at this park.

The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.

The oldest operating Mississippi River–style steamboat still navigates the Ohio River.

The massive, original Colgate Clock is mounted on a defunct factory building that was once a prison.