This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.

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

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

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

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

One of Catholicism's four major basilicas has a series of papal portraits that are said to predict the end of the world.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

A replica of the steam engine that hauled Queen Victoria's Royal Train is on display at Windsor.

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

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

This massive chalk hill carving is one of England's most beloved giant horse geoglyphs.

Ancient human remains unearthed around the iconic monument.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

It houses a menagerie of wondrous taxidermy specimens from around the world, including the remains of a famous gorilla.

Banksy's image of a naked man dangling from the window of a sex health clinic.

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.