It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.

A sublime medieval path adorns the marble floor of one of the most beautiful Gothic cathedrals in France.

The somewhat misnamed 'Garden of Shells' lovingly built from found objects.

One English town's celebratory landmark spurred more trouble than anticipated.

This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.

Recently restored menagerie of Victorian-era beasts.

This French ghost town from World War II has been left as a memorial to German atrocities during World War II.

A chilling monument to Korean patriots who resisted the Japanese occupation.

Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.

A micronation on an islet along the coast of a Portuguese island.

One of the largest ochre quarries in the world, hidden in a limestone landscape.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

The world's tallest bridge is also possibly the most elegant.

A sanctuary for wolves in a community which once trembled in fear of the murderous "Beast of Gévaudan."

This modern museum of Mediterranean culture is surrounded by a surreal concrete honeycomb.

The castle was reconstructed to fit Kaiser Wilhelm II's romanticized vision of the Middle Ages.

An ancient ossuary in Rouen.

A French museum of wrought iron.

The world's largest boar is a huge steel titan found at a French rest stop.

This "social palace" housing complex created a relatively stable and self-contained worker's society... for a time.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

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

During the summer months, giant teddy bears take over Paris near Les Gobelins metro station.

A beautiful Victorian statue shows France's enduring love of the rhinoceros.