This strange statue features a bust of the famous composer plopped atop a woman's body.

The medieval network of canals hidden underneath the city is opened to explorers each year.

An opulent monument built for a duke who donated his entire fortune to the city of Geneva.

The world's largest second-hand graces a clock surrounded by constantly changing flower beds. 

An 11th-century fortress home to one of the most influential royal houses in medieval Europe.

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.

The oldest and smallest cemetery in Paris is only open to the public twice a year.

With a history of slaughter, feast, and famine, remnants of the pork industry decorate this area--even its church.

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

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

This 18th-century sundial was designed to calculate the date of Easter each year.

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

Remains of Roman amphitheater hidden in a sleepy quarter of Paris.

Natural history museum celebrating biodiversity with a parade of taxidermy animals.

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

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.

A beautiful Kentish country intersection hosts a tasty little photo spot.

This curious Tudor-era castle was once home to Napoleon's greatest adversary, the Duke of Wellington.

Overlooking the seaside town of Margate stands a tribute to an artist's lover.

A defensive structure built during the Hundred Years War has remained useful in one way or another for nearly 700 years.

This strangely dressed taxidermy creature has a heartbreaking story.

Today, Kent's medieval monarchs hold court on a busy pedestrian thoroughfare—or at least their statues do.

One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.