A shining memorial to a Belgian hero is said to bring luck to anyone who touches it.

This former Masonic lodge has been transformed into part museum, part bar, all awesome.

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

The smallest museum in Basel, Switzerland, is a two-foot-by-two-foot window in the door of a 600-year-old house.

This solitary convex mirror sculpture at an abandoned ferry station at the edge of a fjord reflects the scenery back at the viewer.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

The little tuxedo cat survived the trip, then languished in obscurity.

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

These ramparts, once lined with towers, were constructed in defense of Beaune.

Dedicated to the American general whose reply to a German demand for surrender was simply "Nuts!"

A unique museum tells the story of the day-to-day life of World War I soldiers.

This striking fort on the Maginot Line looks just as it did after being destroyed in the Fall of France.

An expansive complex of subterranean tunnels is all that remains of one of Europe's most formidable medieval fortresses.

A swath of France so devastated by war it is still forbidden to go there.

The remains of 40,000 humans, meticulously stacked in a tiny churchyard shed.

This modern French ossuary contains the jumbled bones of 130,000 WWI soldiers.

Site of one of World War I's most horrific scenes.

This French chateau is home to the world’s largest private collection of fighter jets.

Home on the Hillside, and home of the first breakfast cereal.

A poignant museum dedicated to the history of the Dutch resistance against Nazi occupation

The 2,000-year-old Roman columns are hidden within Barcelona's Gothic Quarter.

Turntable anonymously received orphans, alms, and groceries.

A state-of-the-art medical facility from the Imperial era is now a derelict ruin.

This watchtower once presided over the Berlin Wall.