The famous author's birthplace is preserved in a town that he once described as narrow-minded.

Now an entertainment complex, the Lingotto building was once an avant-garde auto factory with a test track on the roof.

Bell tower juts out from a village buried under a lake.

A former ironworks that was the first UNESCO industrial site.

Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.

A cave dwelling that was started by the Celts, expanded by monks, and finished by knights.

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

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

All you ever needed or wanted to know about America's favorite whiskey, but not a drop to drink.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

This small town in the Netherlands has no roads but instead, miles of canals and over 100 bridges.

Unsurprisingly, Holland is home to one of the most magnificent flower gardens in the world.

Mosaics created from 11 million cigar bands.

A colossal sculptural lion built by the same man who designed the Statue of Liberty.

A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.

Two small chapels housed inside an ancient tree.

A former milk-delivery driver and his wife turn their home into a glimmering mosaic.

This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.

A 1:20 scale piece of the Netherlands commissioned by a queen lets visitors take a stroll as giants.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

A quarry cum sculpture park where the works of art are chiseled into the very walls.

The world's tallest boat lift stands as a massive piece of industrial tourism.