A thousand year old oak tree survives in Liverpool.

The bullet-banged DIY suit of armour belonging to Australia’s most famous outlaw.

Renaissance hospital featuring a rotating door into which unwanted babies were dropped.

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

Europe's largest prehistoric mound – burial site of a legendary king?

The first archaeological site discovered by aerial photography.

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

The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.

The R&B singer's modest church guarantees a religious experience, regardless of your beliefs.

The bad-ass ride of a soul legend, housed in one of the world's few soul museums.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.