A simple plaque on the facade is the only reminder that the treaty ending the American Revolution was signed inside.

Order a boozy baba au rhum at the oldest patisserie in Paris.

A 16th-century fountain marks the site of a lost medieval cemetery once filled with mass graves.

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.

A Parisian exterminator's shop whose storefront displays stuffed rats hanging from traps.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.

Site of a classic 19th-century physics experiment to prove the earth is rotating.

A 400-year-old church covered floor to ceiling in ex-voto offerings from the faithful.

With a history of slaughter, feast, and famine, remnants of the pork industry decorate this area--even its church.

Shop at the 200-year-old store where Julia Child stocked up on copper cookware.

The spiral staircase hidden inside this giant Parisian column was likely built for Catherine de Medici's astrologer.

Executions were once held near this beautiful 18th-century fountain.

Noirish green neon marks the location of one of the oldest private detective agencies in France.

This small, ingenious cannon once helped regulate Parisian life.

This plaza is home to a number of works, including Montpellier‘s own Arc de Triomphe.

Sink your spoon into a luscious crema Catalana at this former urban dairy farm.

The oldest giants in Catalonia are now displayed in a 14th-century Gothic church.

Turntable anonymously received orphans, alms, and groceries.

Start your day with a Catalan-style “fork breakfast”—complete with booze—at this rustic restaurant.

Behind this unmarked facade lies the original bomba—a crunchy orb of fried mashed potatoes stuffed with minced meat.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.