In the days before house numbers, these colorful signs held clues about various buildings' purposes.

It appears as if a man is standing behind this giant airport clock, painting the hands in real time.

The giant scales in this museum can still tell if someone is one of the devil's brides just by weight.

These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.

This bird-loving brewery is situated in an old municipal bathhouse, nestled beside a 300-year-old windmill.

Birthplace of the "Cat in the Cradle" and a cluster of iconic, original windmills that let the Dutch tame the seas.

A Gothic cathedral created from volcanic rocks.

The famous winding walk at Chartres is surrounded in mystery and myth.

The great Italian Renaissance painter was laid to rest here in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert.

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

An isolated 17th-century chapel on a remarkable site once dedicated to Celtic sun worship.

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

For over 300 years this little carving has been the city’s good luck charm.

A sublime medieval path adorns the marble floor of one of the most beautiful Gothic cathedrals in France.

A medieval house adorned with enigmatic carvings, including one of a man displaying his masculine attributes.

Former hunting lodge of a duke who was an avid collector of impressionist works.

This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.

Original cabaret handbills, posters, and feline artwork are a purrfect highlight of the Museum of Montmartre.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

The castle was reconstructed to fit Kaiser Wilhelm II's romanticized vision of the Middle Ages.

His "Lionheart" is entombed separately from the rest of his body.

An image of the legendary saint stands in the shadow of a cathedral she liberated.

Folklore and history carved into Brittany's coast.

Now harmless, this looming post struck fear into the heart of medieval troublemakers.