His "Lionheart" is entombed separately from the rest of his body.

A sublime medieval path adorns the marble floor of one of the most beautiful Gothic cathedrals in France.

A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.

A remote hilltop covered in giant monoliths haunts the Brittany countryside.

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

Claude Monet was baptized in this lavishly ornate Paris church.

One of the world's most complex timepieces.

The approximate spot where the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar was put to death.

The birthplace of the ferocious William the Conqueror, this castle is awash in medieval history.

A colossal sculptural lion built by the same man who designed the Statue of Liberty.

The post-apocalyptic remnants of a bucolic town ruined by a plane crash.

A simple plaque on the facade is the only reminder that the treaty ending the American Revolution was signed inside.

The encased skull that is widely believed to belong to St. John the Baptist.

The 16th-century church was kept in its ruined state as a reminder of the casualties of World War I.

A chapel on a volcanic core, marking the end of a successful journey.

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

There has been an astronomical clock on this spot since the 14th century.

A public park off the beaten path with a beautiful waterfall and 13th century Cistercian abbey.

This French castle is said to have once held the Holy Grail but is now a gorgeous mountaintop ruin.

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

The artist and his brother are buried in a landscape straight out of a van Gogh painting.

This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.

This stunning natural double arch, the largest in the Alps, went undiscovered until 2005.

A well-preserved medieval village nested on a rocky outcrop and surrounded by a network of cliffs, natural bridges and canyons.