Towering, 13th-century cathedral with flying buttresses & gargoyles, setting for Hugo's novel.

Gustave Eiffel's iconic, wrought-iron 1889 tower, with steps and elevators to observation decks. 

Art nouveau hall with domed glass roof, built in 1900, hosting exhibitions and cultural events.

Les Invalides, commonly known as Hôtel national des Invalides, or also as Hôtel des Invalides, is a complex of buildings in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France, containing museums and monuments

Victor Hugo's evocative apartment, decorated with original furniture, plus artifacts and sketches.

Ornate bridge, late 19th-century arched bridge in a Beaux Arts style, named after a Russian czar. 

Heidelberg is a town on the Neckar River in southwestern Germany. It’s known for venerable Heidelberg University, founded in the 14th century. Gothic Heiliggeistkirche church towers over the cafe-lined Marktplatz, a town square in the Altstadt (Old Town). The red-sandstone ruins of Heidelberg Castle, a noted example of Renaissance architecture, stand on Königstuhl hill.

Basel is a city on the Rhine River in northwest Switzerland, close to the country’s borders with France and Germany. Its medieval old town centers around Marktplatz, dominated by the 16th-century, red-sandstone Town Hall. Its 12th-century Gothic cathedral has city views, and contains the tomb of the 16th-century Dutch scholar, Erasmus. The city’s university houses some of Erasmus’ works.

Interlaken is a traditional resort town in the mountainous Bernese Oberland region of central Switzerland. Built on a narrow stretch of valley, between the emerald-colored waters of Lake Thun and Lake Brienz, it has old timber houses and parkland on either side of the Aare River. Its surrounding mountains, with dense forests, alpine meadows and glaciers, has numerous hiking and skiing trails.

Oak-and-thatch replica of original Elizabethan theatre, showing Shakespeare plays in the open air in London's Bankside neighborhood.