The vibrant buildings in the “capital of the comic strip” celebrate the art form that made it famous.

Egyptian Revival movie palace abandoned for decades and restored in 2013.

A colorful piece of contemporary art cheerfully clashes with Lyon's historical architecture.

The narrowest street in Paris.

What looks like a normal building is really a hollow facade hiding a subway vent.

Claude Monet was baptized in this lavishly ornate Paris church.

This Parisian gem is one of the most incredible ethnographic museums in the world.

The industrial architecture honors the laborers who brought the Exposition Universelle of 1900 to life.

A massively oversized measuring tape sculpture sits inside a hidden yard.

Massive puppet-automaton machines created by French artist collective Machines de l’Ile.

A medieval house adorned with enigmatic carvings, including one of a man displaying his masculine attributes.

Stroll through retro Paris while shopping for old postcards and discarded doll heads.

Collection of antique taxidermy and natural specimens, near one of Paris's oldest flea markets.

These medieval ruins have survived since the 12th century, even providing shelter from the Nazis.

A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.

This collection of over 50 murals celebrates Brussels' rich history as the self-proclaimed home of the "comic strip."

The smallest port in France is named after the pirate who created it.

The home where the famous astrologer wrote some of his most telling prophecies.

This recessed garden protects thousands of mountain plants by creating its own microclimates.

The ruins of a Duke's bucolic dream, where camels once roamed alongside "Dutch" windmills and faux-Italian vineyards.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.

A sublime medieval path adorns the marble floor of one of the most beautiful Gothic cathedrals in France.

The somewhat misnamed 'Garden of Shells' lovingly built from found objects.