Pont des Arts Bridge (Love Lock Bridge)
The arches of the Pont de Arts bridge in the heart of Paris have carried couples across the Seine since the early 1800s. Its original design included trees, floral beds, benches and other park-like amenities. But between boat collisions and two world wars, the plans for the bridge changed, but its romantic intent and stunning views of the Eiffel Tower attracts visitors from around the world. It also attracted romantic gestures, but it is a relatively new tradition. Starting in 2008, visitors engraved their names on a padlock, and affixed it to the bridge. The key gets romantically tossed into the river to prove an unbreakable love. While officials thought it might be a fad that would quickly die out, in 2017 there were about 700,000 padlocks secured on the bridge, and it earned the nickname Love Lock Bridge.