At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.

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

The artist and his brother are buried in a landscape straight out of a van Gogh painting.

Commemorating a unique medieval profession: men who collected feces.

A century-long search for a church that was never there.

Monsters and miniatures are held in equal esteem at this wondrous museum.

A replica of the Liberty Bell rang daily from West Berlin's City Hall throughout the Cold War.

The bugs crawling down the front of this office building are almost as big as a '68 VW Beetle.

A statue beloved by—and named by—the local townsfolk it represents.

As lake waters recede, a German village reemerges after more than a hundred years.

From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.

This peculiar museum offers hands-on interaction with seemingly intangible principles of mathematics.

An oversized, oddly designed pedestrian overpass has drawn comparisons to a commode for pachyderms.

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

Explore the complex ecology of this multifaceted nature preserve by riverboat.

After a nearly successful attempt on Hitler's life, the conspirators met their fate in the courtyard of this Berlin building.

The Church of the Annunciation was carved into the face of a cliff, just like the rest of the town of Haute-Isle.

Medieval ruins on a tiny island amid a flooded lake offer romantic respite to lovers seeking privacy.

A quaint medieval millhouse hovers surprisingly above the waters of the Seine.

Man-made geyser that rises to the exact height of the Gateway Arch.

Largest illuminated advertisement sign in the world.

According to legend a man pooped out the window of this tower to prove that it was straight.

A man-made slag heap that you can "ski" down, and is home to the world sandboarding championships.

Tiny castle in the middle of the Rhine made you pay to pass.