This prehistoric figurine is the oldest known realistic depiction of a human face.

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

This Parisian gem is one of the most incredible ethnographic museums in the world.

Ordinary art transforms to extraordinary thanks to locals' quirky sense of humor.

The spiral staircase hidden inside this giant Parisian column was likely built for Catherine de Medici's astrologer.

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

A modern-day Lascaux cave underneath Paris.

How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?

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

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

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

These barriers stand as stark reminders of Northern Ireland's troubled past.

An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.

This amazingly preserved Doric temple was abandoned before it was ever completed.

Brass cobblestones mark the places where individual Holocaust victims were taken from their homes.

These imposing walls and towers look more like the ruins of a fortress than a monastery.

It was once nicknamed "the most bombed hotel in Europe."

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.

A palatial former bank building now houses what may be the poshest art venue (and former Tesco) in Belfast.

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.

A hidden church in a hidden courtyard tells the story of the Miracle of Amsterdam.

This sculpture gallery is home to magnificent beasts made of scrap metal and found objects.