This emotive sculpture was originally created for the 1878 World's Fair.

This 18th-century sundial was designed to calculate the date of Easter each year.

Beneath the city of Lourdes, France is a massive, concrete church.

The mummified heart of Louis XVII, the lost dauphin of the French Revolution.

The not-quite-incorruptible St. Bernadette is perhaps the most beautiful of preserved saints—with a little help from Paris.

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

The famous winding walk at Chartres is surrounded in mystery and myth.

Collection of antique taxidermy and natural specimens, near one of Paris's oldest flea markets.

Looking strangely like Rome's Colosseum, this unfinished tower has dominated the skyline for over 100 years.

An amusement park on the grounds of an unused nuclear power plant, with a swing ride inside the cooling tower.

This legendary giant, born from vegetables, terrorized townspeople and cheated local children in games.

According to this bar, God gave an “11th commandment” to Antwerp: Thou shalt drink beer.

Each time a baby is born in Ghent, these streetlights flash in silent celebration.

A maze of crosses marks the jumbled divide between the Netherlands and Belgium.

This narrow Ghent alleyway is an officially sanctioned street art tunnel.

Hiding the longest subterranean river known in the world.

This collection of over 50 murals celebrates Brussels' rich history as the self-proclaimed home of the "comic strip."

This ghost town in Belgium will lose its street art when it ceases to exist.

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

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

This bar is home to what's likely the oldest living jazz band in the world.

Some believe this abandoned Brutalist masterpiece inspired George Lucas's Sandcrawler.

The ancient heart of Tunis is an enormous maze of narrow streets and alleyways.

The original movie set for the home of 'Star Wars' hero Luke Skywalker.