Inside this metro station is a section of the city's former medieval fortification.

A modern reimagining of a medieval city gate.

Tucked in the back of a flower shop, its collection details the fascinating history of the Netherlands's iconic symbol.

This large copper bolt represents the benchmark for measuring sea levels in most of Europe.

Sail in for a ’dam good slice.

A majestic lion statue guards this Parisian botanical garden, and feeds on an unsettling item.

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

Nimrod Polar Expedition base, and home to hundred-year-old frozen whisky.

The best place to send your postcards home from Antarctica.

One of only two civilian settlements in the desolate lands of chilly Antarctica.

The birthplace of the very first human resident born in Antarctica.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.

A magical and peaceful ruined Cistercian abbey in what is now southern Belgium.

Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.