Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.

At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.

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

The world's tallest bridge is also possibly the most elegant.

Wander among free-roaming storks at the sanctuary that helped save them from local extinction.

The castle was reconstructed to fit Kaiser Wilhelm II's romanticized vision of the Middle Ages.

An image of the legendary saint stands in the shadow of a cathedral she liberated.

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

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

This medieval tower is all that remains of the castle where Joan of Arc was held before being burned at the stake.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

The remains of this castle, known as the Witch’s Eye, watch over the Thur Valley.

A peculiar trapezoidal building covered with wonderful humorous reliefs.

This medieval cathedral houses stained-glass windows featuring saints and pretzels.

This famed marionette theater and museum is bursting with imaginative string puppets.

Walk inside a half mile long crevice right outside the town of Garmisch Partenkirchen.

On the highest peak in the Harz Mountains, science and the occult faced off in a failed attempt to turn a goat into a boy.

Legendary site where an evil bishop was devoured by rodents.

The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.

Originally envisioned by King Ludwig II to rival Versailles, Herrenchiemsee's "New Palace" remains half-gilded for lack of funds.

A tiny chapel clings to a precipice above Germany’s gemstone capital.

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.

The world's tallest church tower reveals a spectacular view to anyone up to the task of climbing the daunting staircase.

Enter the cabin of a life-sized Hindenburg replica.