These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

The largest known Ancient Egyptian obelisk.

Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

The site where two doves fell in love.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

A grotto-like lodge decorated with gilded mosaics, rocks and a noisy waterfall was the setting for the most sumptuous pleasure house of 1900s Europe.

How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?

A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.

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.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

A statue erected in honor of the toadish nickname given to Jersey residents by the French.

A passage grave used in neolithic rituals.

This natural crater along the coast of Jersey may take its name from the devil statues who have watched over it.

Final resting place of John Middleton "The Childe of Hale."

This painted wooden sculpture depicts the characters of a popular Devon folk song.

The abandoned fishing village was swept right into the sea.

A disastrous D-Day rehearsal was relatively unknown until this sunken tank was discovered 40 years later.

This historic Benedictine monastery brews a booze so toxic that it has often been blamed almost singularly for Scottish hooliganism.

A ruined castle has more than its fair share of legends and ghost stories.