High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

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

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

French commune at the heart of conspiracies.

While there are no actual snakes in the history of this crooked road, there may be a number of dead horses.

A mysteriously dark cemetery monument fuels stories and legends galore.

An Iowa town celebrates its heritage with the tallest working Dutch windmill in North America.

One of just a few cities in the world to base their center of government on an island. Others: Paris and Osaka.

Remnants of a quarry company town still stand on the banks of the Wapsipinicon River.

No one knows the origin of this small town’s unique name.

A hidden barn-sized rendition of Grant Wood's most famous, and most parodied, painting.