Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

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

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

The historic home still shows the scars from a little run-in with the British in 1813.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

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

Located right outside of Vienna, visitors can take in expansive views of an ethereal forest.

Op-art architecture designed for happiness.

Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.

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

A scale model of Russia so big visitors are offered binoculars to rent so they can see the whole thing.

The past, present, and future of Russia's signature alcohol is remembered in the world's only museum dedicated to the starchy spirit.

A statue dedicated to the founders of communism.

Elaborate mansions built by Roma residents in Soroca to show their success after centuries of discrimination.

At less than four inches in height, this iconic fictional character is the smallest public statue in all of Moldova.

A forgotten remnant of the Soviet Union, Transnistria is an unrecognized country hidden behind a heavily militarized border between Moldova and Ukraine.

This memorial to the victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989 is often compared to a potato on a skewer.

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

Gigantic Romanian salt mines used to heal respiratory conditions.

The European towns of Brașov and Râșnov each have proud signs reminiscent of the Hollywood sign.

A fire once nearly devoured this gorgeous 14th-century Gothic cathedral.

Something's watching you.

This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.