An early work of the architect Álvaro Siza Vieira, these swimming pools blend into the beach.

The stunning interior of this Gothic church is covered in ornate gold details.

Ancient catacombs form the foundation for this Rococo orgy of a church.

This giant sculpture made of trash is a critique of society's wastefulness.

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

The first green space constructed on an elevated viaduct.

This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.

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

The tomb of history's greatest potato promoter is surrounded by tubers.

A phantasmagoric tomb honors a Belgian artist-scientist's contributions to the world of spooky entertainment.

How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?

The final resting place of the "father of special effects."

Stripes of human ashes cover a back lawn in the most sought-after burial grounds in Paris.

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

A neighborhood church's unusual abstract stained glass was the final project of avant-garde artist Jean Cocteau.

An image of the legendary saint stands in the shadow of a cathedral she liberated.

Bits of architecture from a town destroyed in World War I now decorate this hotel garden.

This small red school was where Germany signed their surrender during WWII.

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

The tombstone of an unfortunate explorer who disappeared in the Paris Catacombs.

A strip of traditional hand towel serves as an admission ticket at this modern tenugui museum.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

Model trains whizz around an extensive room-sized diorama of Kyoto City.