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London, England
British Library Treasures Gallery
The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.
51.5300, -0.1277
Auvers-sur-Oise, France
Grave of Vincent and Theo van Gogh
The artist and his brother are buried in a landscape straight out of a van Gogh painting.
49.0753, 2.1789
Pompeii, Italy
Pompeii Thermopolium
Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.
40.7469, 14.4853
Arles, France
Arles Amphitheatre
This ancient theater was once the home of fierce gladiatorial battles.
43.6786, 4.6308
Paris, France
Notre Dame du Travail Church
The industrial architecture honors the laborers who brought the Exposition Universelle of 1900 to life.
48.8361, 2.3169
Paris, France
Musée National de la Marine
Museum on French naval history, with magnificent figureheads, a historic diving suit, and a boat used by Napoleon.
48.8623, 2.2876
Paris, France
Père Lachaise Cemetery
France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.
48.8594, 2.3910
Paris, France
Bibliothèque nationale de France (National Library of France)
This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.
48.8679, 2.3395
Paris, France
Arènes de Lutèce
Remains of Roman amphitheater hidden in a sleepy quarter of Paris.
48.8450, 2.3530
Paris, France
The Relics of St. Genevieve at St-Etienne-du-Mont
The remaining relics of the patroness of Paris lie in a chapel under a striking double spiral staircase.
48.8466, 2.3476
Paris, France
Rue du Chat-qui-Pêche
The narrowest street in Paris.
48.8531, 2.3461
Paris, France
Foucault's Pendulum
19th century pendulum and a clock restored by a rogue group of guerilla artists.
48.8468, 2.3459
London, England
Goodwin's Court
An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.
51.5109, -0.1270
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Cuypers Library
This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.
52.3600, 4.8852
Edinburgh, Scotland
Holyrood Abbey Ruins
Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.
55.9531, -3.1716
Edinburgh, Scotland
Dunbar's Close
A verdant 17th-century-style garden hidden along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.
55.9517, -3.1788
Edinburgh, Scotland
Tweeddale Court
This 16th-century close preserves an unusual piece of Edinburgh's transportation history.
55.9504, -3.1846
Edinburgh, Scotland
Bakehouse Close
This alley off Edinburgh's Royal Mile contains remnants of the city's seedier history.
55.9511, -3.1786
London, England
Signs of Old Lombard Street
The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.
51.5128, -0.0872
Paris, France
Cimetiere de Picpus
The headless bodies of more than 1,300 guillotined victims of the Reign of Terror are buried here in mass graves.
48.8454, 2.3952
Paris, France
Gobelins Tapestry Factory
This facility has manufactured stunning tapestries for France's royalty ever since the 17th century.
48.8349, 2.3528
Parma, Italy
Cattedrale di Parma (Parma Cathedral)
The city of Parma's cathedral is home to one of the greatest illusionistic frescoes of the Renaissance.
44.8033, 10.3312
Ravenna, Italy
Mausoleum of Galla Placidia
An incredible mosaic-lined monument said to have held the remains of an ancient Roman empress.
44.4210, 12.1971
Ravenna, Italy
Dante's Tomb
Italian poet Dante Alighieri is entombed in this small mausoleum in Ravenna, and his hometown of Florence has never been too happy about it.
44.4164, 12.2008
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