A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

His "Lionheart" is entombed separately from the rest of his body.

A golden plaque marks the site of the mysterious unsolved assassination of the former Swedish prime minister.

The venerated body of a 12th century saint is celebrated each year with the 'Race of the Candles.'

Guests can stay at a hotel in the former French abbey where lie the tombs of King Henry II and King Richard the Lionheart.

This lake in northwest Iran has started turning from green to red more frequently than scientists are comfortable with.

A cave in southern Italy adorned with thousand-year-old Biblical frescoes existed in obscurity until fairly recently.

Sacked by Vikings, blessed by William the Conqueror, dealt a fatal blow during the French Revolution—these ruins have seen it all.

Two awe-inspiring globes from the reign of the Sun King hang from the ceiling of France's national library.

Caves famous for the dragon-slaying saint who lived there.

A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."

The gravestone of a famous poet features a fittingly poetic epitaph chosen by the writer himself.

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

A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."

This 11th century tower is said to be the oldest building in Oxford.

A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.

This trio of neolithic stone monuments are fabled to be a king and his knights that were petrified by a witch.

This bridge is the first to be made entirely from iron, but designed like it was still made of wood.

The oldest working mechanical clock in the world.

One of the few standing Roman lighthouses and a labyrinth of tunnels are a couple of the secrets at this historic castle.

One of Europe's oldest libraries.

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.

The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.