These azure waters were thought to lead to the Mayan Underworld.

This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.

A mysterious dark-skinned Christ statue has been this town's religious center for centuries.

Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

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

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

The narrowest street in Paris.

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

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

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

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

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

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

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

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

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

A statue in Budapest's Liberty Square honors the former U.S. president's efforts to end the Cold War.

An existential riddle in the world's largest ancient castle.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

This sprawling concrete suburb of Kraków was designed by the Soviet Union as the model proletarian city.