These stark white cliffs were spat up by the sea and are slowly being retaken by it.

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

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

The London pub overlooks where the Mayflower was moored before setting sail for the New World.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

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

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

This antique thermometer honors the creator of the first universal temperature scale.

A merchant court dedicated to the fictitious King Arthur is heavily adorned with bizarre Renaissance art.

A mysterious emblem tucked in an small alleyway is actually the coat of arms of a heroic medieval family.

These rare statues are one of the few remaining material witnesses to Old Prussian culture.

A floundering Polish shipyard was once the soul of the Solidarity movement that capsized communism.

One of the world's largest collections of medieval religious art.

At first glance, this area seems like just another city park, but the lush landscape hides a dark past.

The Polish capital has had a deep connection to its guardian mermaid for almost a millennium now.

This biographical museum honors the groundbreaking scientist at her birthplace in Warsaw.

Order “Proletariat’s Cutlet” at this communist-themed restaurant allegedly once visited by Lenin.

A statue honors the children who fought Nazis in Poland.

A memorial to the beloved brown bear that served in the Polish army during World War II.

This sprawling concrete suburb of Kraków was designed by the Soviet Union as the model proletarian city.