Napoleon's childhood home is now open for people to explore the beginnings of France's short general.

The great Italian Renaissance painter was laid to rest here in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert.

The world's tallest bridge is also possibly the most elegant.

France's high-tech, future-themed amusement park.

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

Every year, the town of Menton, France, turns lemons and oranges into giant sculptures depicting windmills, dragons, and more.

The site of the first medieval crusade that pitted Christians against Christians.

On this romantic tidal island reachable only at low tide the tomb of a famous French writer overlooks the sea.

A quaint medieval harbour where Benjamin Franklin landed in 1776.

Lyon's "Wall of the Silk Weavers" is one of the largest murals in Europe.

The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.

The headquarters in Salem doubles as an occult art gallery.

A beautiful Victorian statue shows France's enduring love of the rhinoceros.

From horses to stainless-steel trucks, this iconic Providence burger wagon is one of the oldest mobile diners in the country.

This 3,500 pound obelisk was constructed with more than 1,000 reclaimed guns.

Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.

Books bound in human skin and H. P. Lovecraft's letters are among a few of the treasures this library has to offer.

The stone sculpture of an Ottoman soldier is an homage to a lost Providence landmark.

Rhode Island's tallest building bears a resemblance to the "Daily Planet" building and has been empty for more than five years.

Final resting place of one of the classic authors of horror literature.

Last residence of H.P. Lovecraft featured in his story "The Haunter of the Dark."

A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.

The headquarters of the famous Yale society.