Amboise, France
Leonardo da Vinci's Tomb
The great Italian Renaissance painter was laid to rest here in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert.
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Amboise, France
The great Italian Renaissance painter was laid to rest here in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert.
Paris, France
An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.
Paris, France
France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.
Paris, France
A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.
Paris, France
High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.
Paris, France
The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.
Blois, France
Hundreds of secret cabinets built into the walls of legendary poisoner's private work room.
Blois, France
A beautiful and classically designed villa, with an hourly infestation of monsters.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
On any given day this sprawling market houses literally tons of government-regulated gold, gems, and precious metals.
New Delhi, India
Time has stopped at the house where Gandhi died.
New Delhi, India
An ancient iron pillar in Delhi that seems to be rustproof.
Jaipur, India
The world's second-largest sundial, made entirely out of stone.
Jaipur, India
The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.
Jaipur, India
Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.
Jaipur, India
More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.
Sofia, Bulgaria
Sofia's legislative center is continuously reinventing itself.
Sofia, Bulgaria
"Holy Wisdom" overlooks the city that became its namesake.
Sofia, Bulgaria
A striking symbol of the Bulgarian capital.
Istanbul, Turkey
A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.
Istanbul, Turkey
A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.
Istanbul, Turkey
This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.
Istanbul, Turkey
Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.
Istanbul, Turkey
No one is sure if the world's fourth-largest diamond had been found in a rubbish heap or was pawned by Napoleon's mom.
Barcelona, Spain
A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.