Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.

Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.

Explore this medieval cathedral by trying to spot all the malevolent monsters hiding in its beautifully colored windows.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

The castle was reconstructed to fit Kaiser Wilhelm II's romanticized vision of the Middle Ages.

For over 300 years this little carving has been the city’s good luck charm.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

A petite castle folly in the English countryside.

Deep in the countryside lie the remains of one of the grandest Roman dwellings in Britain.

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

A glorious pub known for a spiteful printing feud and its famous typeface lost—then found—at the bottom of the Thames.

This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.