The weathered grave of a medieval anchoress who walled herself up in a cell attached to a church.

The centuries-old obelisk may have inspired J. R. R. Tolkien.

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

With lush plants and flowers, huge trees, ponds, and hidden monuments, this place feels a bit like discovering Narnia.

It is said the legendary wizard once lived in this sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

A whimsical cottage from the 1300s with a preserved Victorian-era post office inside.

Hidden in a grotto 26 feet below Nottingham's oldest hotel, this stylish subterranean drinking den is notoriously hard to find.

It's possible to walk inside one of the largest Neolithic tombs in Britain.

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

Abstract dinosaur models in London.

The remains of Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851.

Catacombs turned marketplace.

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

The only university zoological museum in London houses extinct animals, bizarre natural history specimens, and a Micrarium of microscopic creatures.

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

Beggars were miraculously "cured" of their fake ailments when they returned home to this 17th century Paris slum each night.

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

Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.

Behind the pink curtain, Au Bonheur du Jour, an art gallery of erotic archives.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.