Statues of a fire-breather, a clown, and a whole performing troupe celebrate Luxembourg's creative side.

A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.

Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

These unique markers designate the route American forces took during the Liberation of France.

An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.

Dedicated to the American general whose reply to a German demand for surrender was simply "Nuts!"

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.

Santa Monica's oldest restaurant, decorated with set pieces from the Mutiny on the Bounty.

A treasure hunter's tiny bar, harboring celebrities since 1959.

One of the first skyscrapers in Santa Monica, and a famous getaway for the Hollywood elite of then and now.

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

This mural celebrates the early integration of a New Hampshire baseball team.

The oldest tavern in Lowell has dedicated fans of its fan.

A monument park dedicated to the influential Beat Generation author and poet, Jack Kerouac.

The birth home of one of cinema's legendary actresses.

The Mysterious Witch Bonney, a haunted statue in an old industrial city.

According to legend, Bob Dylan sneaks in twice a year to eat dinner with Jack.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

The remnants of an abandoned, 19th-century gold mill along Aruba's rugged northeastern coast.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.

An exhibition devoted to the life (and posthumous taxidermy form) of the last known representative of the Pinta Island Tortoises.