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

Exquisite wall sculptures carved in secret by an early quarryman in an obscure corner of the Paris Catacombs.

One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.

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

This now museum began supplying water to Sunderland during the mid-19th century.

A tribute to the city's rich history of shipbuilding.

Home of the infamous Cauld Lad of Hylton and one of the inspirations behind "Alice" in Sunderland.

Though this bridge was originally built in the 12th century, only one of its 10 arches dates back that far.

A medieval quay that was the Mayflower's final port of call before sailing for America.

Hundreds of years ago, this lion-shaped door knocker could help a person accused of a crime find temporary safe haven in Durham Cathedral.

These carved, weathered stones once gave mail carriers and pub goers a leg up.

Public art now takes pride of place on the site of one of County Durham's last deep coal mines.

Discovered on a shipwreck after more than 400 years, this Renaissance ratter tells a very waggly tale.

The legend of a monkey that was hanged as a spy has inspired not only a football team name, but a successful mayoral campaign.

The remains of a Dominican friary, once one of the largest of its kind in the United Kingdom.

Overlooking the spot where the Pilgrims boarded the Mayflower stands Devon's answer to the Colossus of Rhodes.

This popular square's history as the former site of a church is right beneath your feet.

One of England's oldest stone churches and the birthplace of the "father of English history."

Locals affectionately dubbed this World War I memorial "Tommy."

This building was once a town hall, a fire station, a prison, a dairy market, and the target for two marksmen.

This tidal island, a sacred site in early English Christianity, was the target of a notable Viking invasion.

A remarkable feat of Victorian engineering across the Firth of Forth.

A museum and gardens with unusual plants and a history of progressive programming for the blind.

Semaphore saints, a golden dragon's head, and a stone carved with religious warnings all call this cathedral home.