The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

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

The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

Legend has it that President Grant’s frequent drinking in the lobby gave rise to the term “lobbyist.”

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.

This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.

This stone complex marks the urban center of a lost civilization.

The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

Commonly acknowledged as the only public monument to the Devil himself.

An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.

A colossal sculptural lion built by the same man who designed the Statue of Liberty.

A 16th-century fountain marks the site of a lost medieval cemetery once filled with mass graves.

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

With a history of slaughter, feast, and famine, remnants of the pork industry decorate this area--even its church.

Natural history museum celebrating biodiversity with a parade of taxidermy animals.

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

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

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.