A towering baroque basilica jutting out of the French countryside.

The remains of 40,000 humans, meticulously stacked in a tiny churchyard shed.

A massive Montreal stadium that has seen nothing but trouble since its inception.

This bike path traverses the treetops.

The only known mosaic depicting the Greek god of sleep, Hypnos.

A tiny church on a man-made island in the Adriatic.

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.

This small island, a byproduct of 19th-century canal construction, is now home to a charming Japanese garden.

This residence straddles a border between Belgium and the Netherlands.

More than 10,000 small mirrors cover the curved surface of the world's second-largest solar oven, located in a remote village in Uzbekistan.

Dedicated to the American general whose reply to a German demand for surrender was simply "Nuts!"

This monumental mural crafted nearly 40 years ago is still in perfect condition.

A shining memorial to a Belgian hero is said to bring luck to anyone who touches it.

A small house sits between two huge rocks, with its back to the sea.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

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

After the construction of a nearby cathedral obstructed the view, the oldest belfry in Belgium was more than doubled in height.

Once a 19th-century brasserie, this McDonald's exterior celebrates Alsatian design and the "King of Beer."

The last Oostende trawler to fish off Iceland is now a museum.

This bell tower is the only one of its kind in the Netherlands and was a symbol of prestige.

Also known as Napoleon's Canal, this waterway was created on the orders of the general, and construction was interrupted by Waterloo.

Barcelona's only remaining tram system takes riders to the Tibidabo funicular.