Paris, France
Rue Crémieux
This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.
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Paris, France
This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.
Paris, France
Marie Antoinette and Napoleon Bonaparte were fans of this 200-year-old French chocolatier.
Paris, France
Marvel at the opulent Art Nouveau interior while dining on dirt-cheap French classics.
Paris, France
Order a boozy baba au rhum at the oldest patisserie in Paris.
Paris, France
If you look closely at the oldest bridge in Paris, you might notice hundreds of ugly faces leering from its sides.
Paris, France
A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.
Paris, France
The narrowest street in Paris.
Paris, France
Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.
Paris, France
An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.
Paris, France
A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.
Washington, D.C.
The most accurate timepiece in the world.
Washington, D.C.
A hoard of sky catalogs, astrophysical journals, even the works of Galileo and Copernicus.
Johnson City, Tennessee
This bottle-shaped monument pays tribute to the Appalachian drink that changed the pace of human life.
London, England
A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.
London, England
A student driver's nightmare.
Galway, Ireland
A moody and picturesque riverside ruin overgrown with vegetation.
Osaka, Japan
Perhaps the world's cheapest vending machines.
Osaka, Japan
This bar is filled with Star Wars merchandise from around the world, all of it unlicensed knockoffs.
Kyoto, Japan
A tiny collection of traditional Japanese woodblock prints, open only when the owner feels like it.
Kyoto, Japan
This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.
New York, New York
The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.
Mexico City, Mexico
In 2008, this Mexico City metro station was the site of an hours-long fight between emo, punk, and goth groups.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Martin Bricelj Baraga's monolithic sculpture measures the blueness of the sky, and changes color to match it.
Rome, Italy
A Nesting Doll of Churches.