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

The narrowest street in Paris.

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

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

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

Along the Rhine, about a mile from the historic Munster, learn the heartrending story of two lovers torn asunder, cast into unknown layers of time and space.

Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.

Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.

It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.

Resting place of the Texas A&M canine mascots, who watch the game from the grave with their own miniature scoreboard.

Campus tradition says couples who walk beneath this enormous oak will stay together forever.

Decades of discarded bottle caps line this alleyway, a fixture of Texas A&M.

Official museum, hall of fame, and repository of the Texas Rangers.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

A military museum and library dedicated to the citizen soldier.

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

Years of archaeology, just chillin' by the water cooler.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.