This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

One of the most powerful religious centers in the Middle Ages, dubbed the founder of Western monasticism.

This Bordeaux parking garage has 712 indoor spaces, and one outdoor.

On this romantic tidal island reachable only at low tide the tomb of a famous French writer overlooks the sea.

Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.

The opulent home that inspired Tintin's Marlinspike Hall and the adventures within.

This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

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

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

The site of the first "historically true" UFO encounter in the U.S.

Over 50 whirling pools left behind from the glacial age.

An old trolley bridge was converted into a breathtaking garden bursting with colorful flowers.

A war memorial that appears to ascend from its forested setting.

One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.

Locals purchased this abandoned quarry in order to make sure it continues to be overgrown.