Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.

Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.

The beautiful non-repeating pattern honors the Oxford professor who discovered it.

A little piece of Oxford's overlooked industrial heritage.

A 26-foot shark sculpture—a statement about bombs—set off a municipal battle royale.

This slice of 1960s Danish modernism does not conform to the Oxford college stereotypes.

The stoic structure boasts a whimsical set of stained glass art commemorating Lewis Carroll.

This mill has survived a tumultuous past to still produce flour and cornmeal.

Sitting in the arguable birthplace of the Wild West, this museum holds the largest collection of bronco busting bric-a-brac in the world.

An oil baron's wild paradise and the winner of an ill-fated air race.

Songwriter Leon Russell transformed this church into a recording studio used by many legendary musicians.

This massive boulder was hurled into a Zurich church when a gunpowder depot was struck by lightning in 1652.

One hundred years ago this small house in downtown Zürich became the birthplace of the Dada movement.

Hundreds of hidden passageways weave through the old quarters of Lyon.

Hundreds of prehistoric stones, arranged in perfect lines in a French field.

Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.

Panoramic views of the city of New Haven and the Long Island Sound, with a side of history.

After decades of neglect, a brutalist icon is getting new life as an eco-friendly hotel.

Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.

The headquarters of the famous Yale society.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

Deep in the countryside lie the remains of one of the grandest Roman dwellings in Britain.