A collection of more than 12,000 shoes, displayed in a building shaped like a shoebox.

A surprisingly approachable statue of the man who dominated King Henry VIII's government.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

An immersive projection art installation uses sound, scale, and light to take visitors inside classic works of art.

Former hunting lodge of a duke who was an avid collector of impressionist works.

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

The first green space constructed on an elevated viaduct.

The ruins of a Duke's bucolic dream, where camels once roamed alongside "Dutch" windmills and faux-Italian vineyards.

Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

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

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

Frank Lloyd Wright built this suburban synagogue late in life, but it stands among his most iconic masterpieces.