19th century museum with an eclectic mix of curiosities, from Egyptian artifacts to items on archery history to the skull of the world's oldest horse.

St. Francesca Romana, patron saint of drivers, resides in the church she founded.

The martyr's wax-enhanced skeletal remains lie preserved in a glass case in the Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.

A tiny village in Wales claims the name of a noble medieval hound slain for a crime he didn't commit.

A magnificent winding road through a steep valley, with deep natural caverns at the bottom

Semi-precious Blue John stones have been mined in this cavern system for centuries.

The oldest continual pilgrimage site in Britain was supposedly created by a gruesome beheading.

The small bright red pillar survived the 1996 Manchester bombing virtually unscathed.

Have a seat with the father of modern computing at this Manchester monument.

A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.

A historic Georgian building and warm springs.

The Liverpool street made famous by the Beatles is real.

An open air haven for tropical monkeys in the damp moors of the English country.

One of the largest mechanical models of the solar system in the world.

This logic-defying 16th-century Tudor manor still stands to the delight and astonishment of onlookers.

On a site with a long military history, a 1980s shelter.

Largest illuminated advertisement sign in the world.