Rome, Italy
Mausoleum of Augustus
This large, circular tomb is the final resting place of the first emperor of Rome.
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Rome, Italy
This large, circular tomb is the final resting place of the first emperor of Rome.
Naples, Italy
A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.
Rome, Italy
This curious, round temple is the oldest still-standing marble building in Rome.
Wattens, Austria
Swarovski's museum/theme park is a fake diamond fantasia overlooked by a giant.
Novara, Italy
This Italian pyramid is said to hold the mingled remains of the dead from both sides of the Battle of Novara.
Milan, Italy
The train platform where Jews were sent to concentration camps is now preserved as a Holocaust memorial.
Monaco
Museum celebrating the ocean, with the largest wunderkammer dedicated to sea exploration.
Dolceacqua, Italy
Claude Monet immortalized this medieval bridge in two of his paintings.
La Teste-de-Buch, France
Bordered by forest on three sides and the ocean on the other, the Great Dune of Pilat is the highest sand dune in Europe.
Bordeaux, France
The world's largest reflecting pool is just two centimeters deep.
Rome, Italy
This one-of-a-kind Roman arch is not actually dedicated to the god Janus.
Port Royal, Jamaica
Nature took her revenge on the "Wickedest City in the World."
Oradour-sur-Glane, France
This French ghost town from World War II has been left as a memorial to German atrocities during World War II.
Angoulême, France
The vibrant buildings in the “capital of the comic strip” celebrate the art form that made it famous.
Saint-Georges-d'Oléron, France
Fighting the British and making game shows for over 150 years.
Ars-en-Ré, France
For those late-night mollusk cravings.
Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau, France
Do these monsters look familiar? The gargoyles on this church are all from pop culture.
Carnac, France
Hundreds of prehistoric stones, arranged in perfect lines in a French field.
Huelgoat, France
If they push on just the right spot, even the weakest person can move this titanic boulder.
Saint-Rivoal, France
An isolated 17th-century chapel on a remarkable site once dedicated to Celtic sun worship.
Paimpol, France
Ride the rails on a train harkening back to a 19th-century marvel.
Menton, France
Every year, the town of Menton, France, turns lemons and oranges into giant sculptures depicting windmills, dragons, and more.
Saint-Malo, France
Folklore and history carved into Brittany's coast.
Saint-Malo, France
On this romantic tidal island reachable only at low tide the tomb of a famous French writer overlooks the sea.