Old vessels have been transformed into artistic canvases in this unusual cemetery.

In France, a medieval-style home pays homage to an intrepid explorer who discovered Québec.

On this romantic tidal island reachable only at low tide the tomb of a famous French writer overlooks the sea.

A small house sits between two huge rocks, with its back to the sea.

The haunting concrete remains of a Nazi pebble crusher can still be found in this small French commune.

Hundreds of prehistoric stones, arranged in perfect lines in a French field.

A quaint medieval harbour where Benjamin Franklin landed in 1776.

An aluminum skeleton brings Chinese mythology to the French shore.

These red marks, seemingly placed at random, are in fact not.

This submersible road connecting a French island to the mainland is lined with safety towers for when the tide strands travelers.

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

Lady Liberty's original designer installed a little clone in this French fountain.

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

This 19th-century fountain's namesake animal isn't what you think it is.

Giant topiary dog once played a role in a terrorist bomb plot.

The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.

Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.

Hidden within Sydney’s lush Royal Botanic Garden is a walled cactus rockery and the site of Australia's first zoo.

This unassuming bookstore in the heart of Madrid is one of the oldest in Spain.

This Bordeaux parking garage has 712 indoor spaces, and one outdoor.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

One of the best examples of the modernist movement in Madrid.

For decades, Puerta del Sol has been illuminated by a giant, guitar-wielding bottle of sherry.

Five million people are laid to rest here, more than the population of Madrid itself.