History, geography, and shamanism meet in this eye-catching monument to the greatness of three empires.

The oldest Buddhist monastery in Mongolia has survived centuries of invasions, political shifts, and religious purges.

The actual “Hotel Rwanda” that became a hiding place and refuge from the horrors of genocide in 1994.

This statue of the great Argentinian car driver is located near a famous curve of the Monaco Grand Prix.

A bronze tribute to Mika Häkkinen's 1998 Monaco victory.

This ancient theater was once the home of fierce gladiatorial battles.

Claude Monet immortalized this medieval bridge in two of his paintings.

A place to see how French aristocrats lived in the early 1900s.

Gustave Eiffel's masterpiece until the Eiffel Tower was built.

Depending on how it is measured, this lighthouse can claim to be the tallest in Europe and the tallest conventional lighthouse in the world.

This cathedral hides a sculpted dog that determines your fate and an unexploded shell from World War II.

Once home to one of the oldest banks in the world, this building is also where Marco Polo's famous travelogue was written.

Massive galleon from a box-office bomb docked in Genoa.

A lochside castle linked to Robert the Bruce, but not everything is as it seems!

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

This housing estate commissioned by a local sugar magnate was an early project by influential architect Le Corbusier.

Lyon's miniature version of the Eiffel Tower was built as a statement in support of French secularism.

Hundreds of hidden passageways weave through the old quarters of Lyon.

A colorful piece of contemporary art cheerfully clashes with Lyon's historical architecture.

This French ghost town from World War II has been left as a memorial to German atrocities during World War II.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

A cozy, cave-like home hidden in the French countryside.

Guests can stay at a hotel in the former French abbey where lie the tombs of King Henry II and King Richard the Lionheart.