Antique gaffe kept in the basement of a small Vermont natural history museum.

Built around 1723, this is the oldest surviving home in the U.S.'s oldest colonial city.

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

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

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

If you look closely at the oldest bridge in Paris, you might notice hundreds of ugly faces leering from its sides.

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

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

This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

The world's largest reflecting pool is just two centimeters deep.

Bordered by forest on three sides and the ocean on the other, the Great Dune of Pilat is the highest sand dune in Europe.

It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.

Deliberately hidden for centuries, the magnificent Saadian Tombs were eventually uncovered in 1917.

One of the two original gateways into the Kasbah, this gateway is a nesting site for storks.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

The largest madrasa in Morocco once housed more than 900 students within its exquisite walls.

A deer-headed statue that brings together a 12th-century legend and big wave surfing.

The "Little Ones," show Portugal in full miniature splendor.

Gustave Eiffel's masterpiece until the Eiffel Tower was built.

This giant sculpture made of trash is a critique of society's wastefulness.

The stunning interior of this Gothic church is covered in ornate gold details.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.