A Parisian exterminator's shop whose storefront displays stuffed rats hanging from traps.

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

This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.

This structure atop a craggy cliff in one of the most beautiful parks in Paris boasts an unbeatable view.

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

Once a 19th-century brasserie, this McDonald's exterior celebrates Alsatian design and the "King of Beer."

Paris' fabled purveyor of exotic taxidermy and natural history curios.

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

This Parisian fountain is a little bit fantasy and a little bit nightclub.

Indents in the pavement are all that remain from a grisly death machine in Paris.

A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.

A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the 20th century.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.

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

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

A misnamed well, with a deep dark past.

A Bulgarian monument to Russia's role in World War II is constantly being painted in pop culture protest.

A statue dedicated to the founders of communism.

Once the tallest building in Chisinau, this unique tower is a relic of Soviet architecture.

This oversized tribute to the nation's tiniest coin highlights the value of small contributions.

Seventy-five miles of limestone caves host more than a million bottles of wine beneath a sleepy Moldovan town.

This 13th century Orthodox monastery is built right into the Moldovan cliffside.

A haunted outpost in Moldova, where guards are said to have fired at a ghostly figure.