The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the 20th century.

The curious underground history of keeping Paris clean.

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

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

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

The approximate spot where the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar was put to death.

If you look closely at the oldest bridge in Paris, you might notice hundreds of ugly faces leering from its sides.

For more than a century, revolutionary graffiti has marked the wall of a Parisian church.

A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.

Swiss vineyards in a UNESCO heritage site.

The second-highest train station in Europe.

A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."

At 929 pounds and 26 feet tall, this stainless steel fork can only be used by the likes of King Kong.

This statue pays tribute to the iconic musician in the place where he recorded his final studio album.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

The pile of books behind the dignified writer gave the statue a most undignified nickname.

This prehistoric sinkhole lured exclusively male mammoths to their death, much to the delight of science.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

Outside this souvenir shop is a statue of Bigfoot composed of volcanic ash, and plenty more to see inside.

A wild west land agreement was etched right onto this historic Idaho stone.

This historic New Orleans cemetery is the final resting place of members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.