During the summer months, giant teddy bears take over Paris near Les Gobelins metro station.

A museum dedicated to one of Paris’s most famous residents, tucked into a corner of one of the city’s most famous squares.

This historic island prison holds one of the dungeons from the Count of Monte Cristo even though it is a work of fiction.

Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.

A giant snail sculpture looking longingly at the German traffic museum.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

One of the oldest and most significant collections of Ancient Egyptian archeology outside of Egypt.

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

Beautiful Austrian natural history museum with carved ceilings and row after row of ancient taxidermy.

A tropical paradise just a short trip from the opera house is filled with beautiful winged creatures.

An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

A Russian museum dedicated to the household staple, the samovar.

Perhaps the tiniest sculpture in Saint Petersburg is a little bronze finch inspired by a song.

A small part of Russia that does not touch any other part of Russia.

A diminutive statue that was inspired by the sculptor's own daughter.

A random tree outside a Budapest hotel has become a DIY shrine to the late singer.

According to the Guanches, the aboriginal people of the Canary Islands, the king of evil lives inside this volcano.

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

With its vaulted ceiling and gilded details, this University of Washington library would feel right at home inside an old palace.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A statue built to honor the elite soldiers who fought for Latvia during World War I.