A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.

Tiny castle in the middle of the Rhine made you pay to pass.

The oldest Jewish cemetery in Europe survived Hitler's Germany.

This Nazi-built amphitheater was constructed on a sacred mountain site used by various German cults.

A preserved college lock-up that recalls a clubhouse approach to discipline.

Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.

The bears of Bern have been a city highlight for over 500 years.

There has been an astronomical clock on this spot since the 14th century.

The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.

Now nearly dry, this lake is said to be the ancient home of the Lady of the Lake, and was once thought to be bottomless.

One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

A friendly pub with a sordid past in cock fighting.

The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.

This religious museum resides in a church crypt next to the founder's house.

A famous burial ground with a history both grim and literary.

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

Following the trail of an old metro line, this scenic path is haunted by a creepy spriggan statue.

The beams of the New College, Oxford dining hall come with an amazing story.

A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.

One of Europe's oldest libraries.

Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.

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