Swiss vineyards in a UNESCO heritage site.

A tragic legacy of the attempt to beautify Skopje and line the pockets of corrupt politicians

The Argonaute submarine was the French navy's pride and joy in the 1950's.

The first green space constructed on an elevated viaduct.

This lesser-known Frank Gehry building houses a treasure trove of cinema history.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

In this Parisian garden's grotesque former life as a zoo it fed exotic animals to the bourgeois and put humans on exhibit.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

The narrowest street in Paris.

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

The curious underground history of keeping Paris clean.

The ground on which Shakespeare’s initial playhouse once stood.

One of the few Tudor palaces in Germany, which hosted a historic WWII meeting.

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

This architectural beauty is the home to a personal collection of more than 600 examples of mechanical musical instruments.

One man's remarkable private collection of art from around the world.

This fortress dates back to the 6th century and is also the site of a controversial abandoned restoration project.

A historical puzzle lies at the origins of this structure.

In the hometown of the Catholic saint and Nobel Peace Prize winner, a memorial dedicated to her legacy.

These abundant, over-the-top monuments are so widely scattered that they define the entire compact capital cityscape, often leading to jokes about whether there are more statues than residents.

This five-star hotel was originally a swanky parking garage.

Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.

The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.

Named for a doctor who made a breakthrough in London’s cholera epidemic, this 1800s pub was also the site of a queer “kiss-in.”