Cahors, France
Pont Valentre
A 14th century bridge built as a fortress, where the devil lurks on one of its towers.
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Cahors, France
A 14th century bridge built as a fortress, where the devil lurks on one of its towers.
Saint-Georges-d'Oléron, France
Fighting the British and making game shows for over 150 years.
Bordeaux, France
These gardens whisk you away to Japan and Morocco—without leaving Bordeaux.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Climb to the top of its spiral spire for spectacular views of Copenhagen.
Paris, France
A 16th-century fountain marks the site of a lost medieval cemetery once filled with mass graves.
Paris, France
A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.
Barèges, France
The remains of an abandoned funicular railway that once ferried skiers and hikers to great heights in the Pyrenees.
Jaca, Spain
32,000 tiny soldiers are posed in 23 historical settings.
Canfranc, Spain
Abandoned Nazi train station turned underground astroparticle laboratory.
Prague, Czechia
Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.
Arès, France
A waterfront landing pad designated for unidentified flying objects still awaits its first guest.
Rome, Italy
The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.
New York, New York
A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."
New York, New York
This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.
New York, New York
One of the most dazzling dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History is also one of the oldest.
Montreal, Québec
A massive Montreal stadium that has seen nothing but trouble since its inception.
Marseille, France
This modern museum of Mediterranean culture is surrounded by a surreal concrete honeycomb.
Nice, France
This saucy statue once caused outrage among locals.
Monaco
Museum celebrating the ocean, with the largest wunderkammer dedicated to sea exploration.
San Sebastián, Spain
The oldest operating roller coaster of its kind, the Montaña Suiza has been thrilling riders since 1928.
Brussels, Belgium
A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.
Paris, France
For more than a century, Parisians have come for affordable dishes in a grand converted train station.
Paris, France
A French artist's vague warning hangs over Belleville.
Paris, France
The former home of France's controversial pop maestro is almost completely covered in ever-changing tributes and graffiti.