Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.

This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.

Once a train station along the Great Eastern Railway this vibrant coffee shop and bar is where members of London’s creative class mingle.

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

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

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

This enormous censer uses a pulley system installed over 400 years ago.

Giant topiary dog once played a role in a terrorist bomb plot.

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

Step inside the first house designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, considered to be one of the first Art Nouveau buildings.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

Explore this medieval cathedral by trying to spot all the malevolent monsters hiding in its beautifully colored windows.

Thousands of flamingos and other bird species flourish in these Camargue wetlands.

This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.

Folklore and history carved into Brittany's coast.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.