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

Every inch of this chapel is covered in craftsmanship from across the world.

Offal and flawless onion soup are on the menu at this restaurant that once catered to the workers of Les Halles.

The vaulted ceiling is home to a scurry of “squirrelgoyles.”

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.

A sculpture serving as an homage to Pope John Paul II.

An ancient Roman temple first dedicated to an emperor's wife is now a church.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

Hidden beneath the famous St. Peter's Basilica is a veritable city of the dead that may hold the remains of St. Peter himself.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

The small alleys in Lübeck's Old Town are a result of medieval urban sprawl.

Model Trains and Much More in Hamburg.

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.

A glorious pub known for a spiteful printing feud and its famous typeface lost—then found—at the bottom of the Thames.

This stunning French estate was so lavish that it landed its original owner in jail for the rest of his life.

Artist Danielle Jacqui decorates nearly every inch of her home inside and out with her work.

A public park off the beaten path with a beautiful waterfall and 13th century Cistercian abbey.

Longest canal tunnel in the world, abandoned in the 1960s.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

A beautiful discovery site of prehistoric burials.

A beautiful modern church dedicated to the teleporting patron saint of Andorra.

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

After immigrating to Paris in the 1970s, two brothers from Laos built a grocery store empire.