After decades of damage, this feat of timekeeping and automaton art has been given a new lease on life.

This abandoned church in central Lyon is missing its front stairs.

This hidden garden boasts amazing views of Lyon.

A quaint medieval harbour where Benjamin Franklin landed in 1776.

On this romantic tidal island reachable only at low tide the tomb of a famous French writer overlooks the sea.

A beautiful lighthouse with as many steps as days in the year, as many windows as weeks, and as many levels as months.

The smallest port in France is named after the pirate who created it.

Rows of multicolored bathing huts paint the sand dunes with pops of color.

This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.

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

In 1927, a biplane disappeared while attempting to complete the first non-stop transatlantic flight between Paris and New York City. This memorial stands at the last place it was seen.

One of the oldest and largest wooden churches in France was very evidently constructed by shipbuilders.

This mountaintop mariner’s church is packed with model ships and nautical art while hosting an annual maritime festivity for the townsfolk below.

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

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

The world's longest bridge fountain has hundreds of nozzles that create a beautiful, illuminated spectacle.

A symbol of hope, survival, and national character, especially after it rose phoenix like from the flames.

Collected from all around Seoul, thousands of secondhand books create this photogenic tunnel.

Memorial to the father of the Republic of China.

This densely-packed cluster of buildings was saved from the wrecking ball and turned into an art community.

The first Confucian temple in Taiwan, founded by the son of a pirate lord, doubled as the island's first state-sponsored school.

Only through deep darkness and tragedy did this elaborate royal palace become a sacred temple.

The tangled roots of a giant banyan tree have fully reclaimed the ruins of this abandoned warehouse.

This collection of lakeside pagodas and temples are flanked by giant lions, tigers, and dragons as well as their welcoming maws.