The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

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

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

Explore this medieval cathedral by trying to spot all the malevolent monsters hiding in its beautifully colored windows.

Visitors dating back to the 1600s carved their marks in the stones of the iconic tower.

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

The castle was reconstructed to fit Kaiser Wilhelm II's romanticized vision of the Middle Ages.

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

Hundreds of secret cabinets built into the walls of legendary poisoner's private work room.

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

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

This surreal statue brings a famous French novel about a supernatural cad to arresting life.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

This French ghost town from World War II has been left as a memorial to German atrocities during World War II.

A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

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

Occult books, tarot, oddities.

In this Red Rock forest, a small enclave plays host to a collection of wacky figurines.

Though considered an eyesore by some, this boxy Brutalist high-rise plays a significant role in Sydney's past.