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

There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.

A metal ring in the middle of the road marks the exact spot where the Soviet satellite crash-landed in 1962.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

This site is dedicated to a candidate for sainthood and contains personal items including his cilice and lead coffin.

A headstone tells the sad story of a lost little boy and his pet dog.

A park and memorial dedicated to the victims of the deadliest school massacre in American history.

A tiny basalt mountain with an observation tower overlooking the beautiful Bavarian countryside.

A man-made slag heap that you can "ski" down, and is home to the world sandboarding championships.

The final resting place of the camel who served with the Confederate Army during the Civil War.

Somber memorial to the May 10, 1933, book-burning which took place on this spot.

This feline raises a friendly paw at drivers barreling toward the freeway.

This Detroit ruin was once a gothic bastion of its community, but now it stands as a haunting ruin.

This monument commemorates the only American soldiers to have directly fought Russians during World War I.

Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.

One of the oldest and largest wooden churches in France was very evidently constructed by shipbuilders.

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

During World War II, the Nazis repurposed this beer cellar to store stolen artwork.

A small museum dedicated to the small—but mighty—Nürnberger Rostbratwurst.

Skeletons dressed in extravagant 18th century royal costumes cavort in the aisles of this German basilica.

This riverside restaurant has been serving customers since 1146.

The world's first and only museum dedicated to dachshunds.

This extremely narrow tenement boasts a maximum occupancy of just two.