A moving memorial to the fallen and missing from WWI trenches.

This memorial museum chronicles the apocalyptic destruction of the First World War.

The site where one of the most famous poems of World War I was composed is preserved to honor the legacy of the work.

Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.

A striking 500-year-old mansion provides an unexpectedly sublime home for live deer and a menagerie of exotic stuffed animals.

The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.

The castle still holds traces of the abandoned Roman fort it was built atop.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

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

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

Antique cinematography artifacts fill this museum dedicated to the inventors of the moving picture.

This small red school was where Germany signed their surrender during WWII.

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

An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.

Bloodstains can still be seen in this medieval church where two medics saved lives on D-Day.

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.

Hundreds of hidden passageways weave through the old quarters of Lyon.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.

A glamorous hotel that once accommodated French resistance fighters and concentration camp survivors.