Fighting the British and making game shows for over 150 years.

One of the largest ochre quarries in the world, hidden in a limestone landscape.

This ancient theater was once the home of fierce gladiatorial battles.

A French artist's vague warning hangs over Belleville.

There has been an astronomical clock on this spot since the 14th century.

A medieval church with largest and oldest collection of Renaissance frescoes in France.

The world's tallest bridge is also possibly the most elegant.

This French castle is said to have once held the Holy Grail but is now a gorgeous mountaintop ruin.

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

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

A Gothic cathedral created from volcanic rocks.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

A 14th century bridge built as a fortress, where the devil lurks on one of its towers.

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

In the Monastery of São Vicente resides a gallery devoted to a breathtaking collection of seashells.

The city’s oldest gateway to the galaxy lies at the entrance to the Royal Botanical Gardens.

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

The statue honors an adventurous seafaring cat.

People can't get enough of these adorable Japanese photobooths.

The unique work of art celebrates the 30th anniversary of the 1988 World Expo.

This Manhattan skyscraper is a reminder of the brief but glorious age of urban air taxis.

The home of the first American-born saint is one of the only curved buildings in New York.

This anonymous businessman sculpted in bronze became an enduring memorial after 9/11, and had been mistaken by rescue workers for a survivor in the rubble.