This early version of the guillotine was used to execute the man responsible for its construction.

Every birth, death, and marriage is recorded in these color-coded leather-bound books.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

This allegedly haunted 16th-century tower house-turned-museum exhibits thousands of spectacular objects.

Semaphore saints, a golden dragon's head, and a stone carved with religious warnings all call this cathedral home.

This sculpture marks the spot where one of the greatest Roman rulers was proclaimed emperor.

The final resting place of England's most notorious bandit.

This innovative steam machine was no doubt the most famous of the pioneer locomotives.

An incredibly well-preserved piece of ninth-century Viking poop.

This memorial to World War II's fallen airmen shows us the movements of the stars that once guided them.

The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.

Makers and sellers of the original and finest York Ghosts.

This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.

A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

Secret refuge and museum of the Duke of Florence.

A large replica of a monumental Roman inscription is located on the side of this museum.

The Italian revolutionary's legendary wife is portrayed on horseback waving a gun and holding her child in this memorial on the Janiculum.

An ancient Roman temple first dedicated to an emperor's wife is now a church.

The remains of this 2nd-century Roman temple are incorporated into a modern building.

These hut foundations are believed to be the residence of Romulus, founder of Rome.

A massive marble foot is tucked away in a small alley near the Pantheon.

This one-of-a-kind Roman arch is not actually dedicated to the god Janus.