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 horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

The narrowest street in Paris.

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

The location of this small park was once the site of an infamous public morgue.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

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

A giant silver apple a day keeps the perils of capitalism away.

Artists have long been drawn to these atmospheric 12th-century ruins.

In the quiet village of Fulmodeston, the ruins of a medieval church remain hidden among vines and foliage.

The railway carts travelers to central Athens's highest peak, which offers stunning vistas of the city.

This small museum once served as a royal hunting pavilion for King Otto Friedrich Ludwig.

A pre-war mansion that survived the modernization of Athens.

The Lobotesis family has been baking some of the best savory pies in Athens since 1910.

This abandoned shopping arcade has new life as an art installation.

This black sand beach was crafted from volcanic explosions including the historic Minoan eruption.

A Bronze age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini might have been the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis.

A stunning church overlooking the water that you will have all to yourself.

This century-old, family-run bakery specializes in loukoumades, a Greek doughnut once served to ancient Olympians.

A crushed gate and giant bronze head serve as a reminder of Greece's fight for freedom.

A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.

View the ancient remains of buildings and the ancient "River of Hades" before hopping on a train.

This Ottoman-era Greek Orthodox Church was built to honor Agia Pareskevi, a Christian saint.

Scars of this building's past life as a violent prison still cover its walls.