Marrakesh, Morocco
Jemaa el-Fna Square
Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.
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Marrakesh, Morocco
Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.
Marrakesh, Morocco
It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.
Toronto, Ontario
One of the largest underground systems runs under Canada's largest urban center.
Toronto, Ontario
This massive, ancient stone was disassembled and then put back together again.
Toronto, Ontario
One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.
Toronto, Ontario
A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.
Toronto, Ontario
A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.
Cassino, Italy
This breathtaking monastery was established by Saint Benedict himself 1,500 years ago.
Pompeii, Italy
The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.
Venice, Italy
Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.
Florence, Italy
This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.
Pompeii, Italy
Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.
Florence, Italy
This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.
Ferrara di Monte Baldo, Italy
This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.
Pompeii, Italy
The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.
Paris, France
This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.
Paris, France
An all-American grocery store in Paris sells U.S. "cuisine" like Pop-Tarts and Heinz ketchup to homesick ex-pats.
Paris, France
The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.
Paris, France
This 18th-century sundial was designed to calculate the date of Easter each year.
Paris, France
The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.
Paris, France
Stripes of human ashes cover a back lawn in the most sought-after burial grounds in Paris.
Paris, France
This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.
Paris, France
The Sun King's military models, saved from the Louvre.
Paris, France
The spiral staircase hidden inside this giant Parisian column was likely built for Catherine de Medici's astrologer.