Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.

A museum on the history of Paris, including a set of Napoleon's toiletries, Proust's room, and relics of the Revolution.

Indents in the pavement are all that remain from a grisly death machine in Paris.

This museum houses an imposing skeleton army comprised of creatures great and small.

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

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

A pink sandstone column once used in ancient times to measure one's belly after a night of debauchery.

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

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

There has been an astronomical clock on this spot since the 14th century.

A copy of the Statue of Liberty greets visitors to the birthplace of Auguste Bartholdi.

Wander among free-roaming storks at the sanctuary that helped save them from local extinction.

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

An ingenious way to immortalize the inventor of universal time.

Several bricks indicate the various flood levels this crossing has survived over the centuries.

The raised stones in the middle of this road through Culross are relics of a 17th-century class divide.

An ancient relic in Edinburgh that is around 4,000 years old.

This massive work of art was designed to commemorate Burns Night and the national poet of Scotland.

Dedicated to one of the nation's worst engineering disasters.

A 17th-century building that once served as the town's courthouse and jail is now a thriving art center.

This 19th-century monument served an important purpose for fishermen thanks to its built-in barometer.

An amazing model of a whale's jaw bone pays homage to the region's seafaring traditions.