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

The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.

This structure atop a craggy cliff in one of the most beautiful parks in Paris boasts an unbeatable view.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

A museum dedicated to the history & joys of the trail & your best chance to see hikers throwing up ice cream.

An almost life-sized elephant named Ms. Ellie greets visitors at this jumbo-themed museum.

A diorama of the Civil War, fought by cats.

Conflicting markers on its floor tell a tale of two city centers in San Antonio.

This big empty pig is a nostalgic throwback to mid-20th-century Texas barbecue.

Colorful curls of hand-blown glass form a captivating tower in San Antonio's Central Library.

Tile mosaics and quotes from Pablo Picasso add an artistic flair to these bus stop benches.

The quirky gift from West Berlin for the 1968 World's Fair still stands in Hemisfair Park.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

A mother's mourning for her lost son is remembered in this small park embedded with his memory.

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

This hidden sculpture garden full of Wild West art is one of San Antonio's best-kept secrets.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

A National Historic Landmark with a scenic clock tower and park filled with deer and peacocks, plus a military museum.

The biggest drug trafficking passage between Mexico and the U.S.

Seven flags adorn this Texas museum, one for each of the powers that have ruled the area.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

These unusual rooms on wheels are holdovers from the 1960s.

The system of air guns are fired off remotely to scare any trespassing avians.