A sandstone canyon wilderness with a history of outlaws, mysterious disappearances, and a UFO encounter.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

The mirrored section takes the shape of Hebrew characters when viewed from above.

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

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.

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

135 bronze medallions mark a French meridian line which once rivaled the hotshot Greenwich timeline.

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

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

The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.

The approximate spot where the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar was put to death.

Three connected pink triangles memorialize persecuted gays and lesbians throughout history.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

The narrowest street in Paris.

Walk upon the mementos of the dead in this Parisian courtyard paved with medieval tombstones.

The location of this small park was once the site of an infamous public morgue.

This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.

The site where two doves fell in love.

Site of a classic 19th-century physics experiment to prove the earth is rotating.

A gigantic mechanical bull rages over unsuspecting passengers at Birmingham’s central station.

This nearly 200-foot tall limestone stack offers visitors amazing views and a chance to meet Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox.

Two gushing waterfalls of hot spring water within a block of each other.

This Arkansas town is known for its gangster history, its healing waters, and now its brews.