What almost started out as a spite house became an eccentric's found object masterpiece.

These unique markers designate the route American forces took during the Liberation of France.

An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

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

The Lone Star plaque hangs in a bombed-out bunker in Normandy to honor a Texan colonel's heroic actions on D-Day.

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

Built in 1347, this belfry is one of the oldest in the world and survived intense bombing during World War I.

A monument to the thousands of Canadian soldiers who died capturing the French ridge during World War I.

An underground city of ancient quarry tunnels hid thousands of Allied soldiers in WWI.

This narrow Ghent alleyway is an officially sanctioned street art tunnel.

Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.

It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.

This historic funicular system combines the old with the new while offering delightful views over the surrounding valley.

This Nazi-built amphitheater was constructed on a sacred mountain site used by various German cults.

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

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

In the shadow of a former battleground, the resting place for nearly 2,000 soldiers who died in World War I.

A moving memorial to the fallen and missing from WWI trenches.

This memorial museum chronicles the apocalyptic destruction of the First World War.

In an area where the remnants of WWI are discovered on a regular basis this preserved frontline trench may be the most amazing.

The site where one of the most famous poems of World War I was composed is preserved to honor the legacy of the work.

A rare example of World War I trenches from the British front.

The seat of the lost Ryukyu Kingdom has survived numerous fires and wars over the centuries.