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

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

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

Part shoe store, part sociopolitical art gallery, part zoo.

The compass on its front was a handy tool for 17th-century merchants who needed to know the direction of the wind.

Christ's blood preserved in a Belgian town.

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

The site of London's first coffee house has been serving refreshments of one kind or another for 360 years.

These Victorian era devil sculptures were designed to spite a local vicar.

The 2,000-year-old beam is tucked within the pedestrian entrance to the old London Bridge.

The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.

The remains of an ancient Roman teenager are memorialized at the base of a modern London landmark.

This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.

A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.

A 2000-year-old Roman amphitheater lies just below Guildhall Yard.

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

The last manually operated turntable ferry in the world.

Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

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