Sainte-Mère-Église, France
Private John Steele Monument
An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.
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Sainte-Mère-Église, France
An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.
Lyon, France
Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.
Cahors, France
A 14th century bridge built as a fortress, where the devil lurks on one of its towers.
Giverny, France
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.
Paris, France
The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.
Paris, France
Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.
Paris, France
A subterranean shelter remains intact under a busy Paris railway station.
Paris, France
A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.
Paris, France
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
Sandur, Faroe Islands
Every summer, women from this small Faroese island cover this specific stone with knitted graffiti.
Kalsoy, Faroe Islands
This tombstone marks the spot where the legendary British spy met his end.
Kalsoy, Faroe Islands
This statue commemorates the tale of the fisherman who captured a Kópakonan by stealing her skin while she was transformed as a woman.
Kyoto, Japan
A century-old house transformed into a cat temple by an artist.
Hakone, Japan
The first Venetian glass exhibit in Japan and one of the largest in the world.
Kamakura, Japan
An eerie cluster of medieval cave-like tombs carved out of a cliff, hidden in a historic mountain pass.
Kamakura, Japan
A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.
Odate, Japan
This sports stadium was made from 25,000 cypress trees and ranks among the world's largest wooden domes.
Tokoname, Japan
A mile-long trail of pottery culture, full of clay pipes and lucky cats, including one that’s 12.5 feet tall.
Sakura, Japan
They say the internet is forever but just in case, the shiba inu behind an iconic meme has been immortalized in bronze.
Nikko, Japan
Is this cat asleep or just pretending?
Hakone, Japan
Once the main gateway to Tokyo, sneaking through this checkpoint was a capital offense in feudal times.
Matsumoto, Japan
This historic castle is one of the oldest and most impressive in all of Japan.
Kyoto, Japan
View Japan's most historic city from a cyberpunk walkway suspended 150 feet above the ground.
Osaka, Japan
Every spring, this walkway outside the Japan Mint turns into a cherry blossom tunnel.