This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

A magical, macabre wax museum, beloved by locals, uses real artifacts to depict an assassination from the French Revolution.

This workshop and small museum is dedicated to tiny, delicate figurines that began as a subversive craft after the French Revolution.

The headless bodies of more than 1,300 guillotined victims of the Reign of Terror are buried here in mass graves.

The people's champion of the French Revolution was so overcome by grief at his wife's death that he exhumed her in the dead of night to make one final replica of her face.

Sacked by Vikings, blessed by William the Conqueror, dealt a fatal blow during the French Revolution—these ruins have seen it all.

The mummified heart of Louis XVII, the lost dauphin of the French Revolution.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

A shining memorial to a Belgian hero is said to bring luck to anyone who touches it.

A medieval fresco which reminds visitors that death will come for us all.

A glimpse into the festive and private lives of medieval Europe.

A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.

On a remote island, legend has it that a fiddler and his wife were turned to stone.

Possibly the oldest of Britain's ancient henges is also one of its most stark.

The 5,000-year-old megalith is believed to be Scotland's tallest standing stone.

The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.

A trio of giant megalithic stones in the middle of a golf course.

More stones than Stonehenge, all scattered within a windswept landscape sure to enchant 'Outlander' fans.

The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.

The largest stone circle in Ireland.

Made of 41,900 pieces of mosaic, it took two years to piece together this giant egg.

Giant eggs, walls of bread, and nightmare surreality mark the largest collection of works by Salvador Dalí.

These enlarged egg sculptures represent the native birds of eastern Iceland.

A golden egg-shaped sauna in the Arctic tundra.