Europe's oldest still-operational tea farm also boasts a spectacular view.

This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.

This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.

The sumptuous ceiling was one of the last things Charles I saw before his execution.

Originally meant to hold a statue of King William IV, this support sat empty for years. Today, it hosts a rotating cast of public artwork.

A living memorial to the trees London lost during the Great Storm of 1987.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

The medieval woodcut-style artwork chronicles life in medieval London.

Bloodstains can still be seen in this medieval church where two medics saved lives on D-Day.

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

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

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

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

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

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

This symbol of the French Revolution still stands where it was first planted during the 18th-century.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

No one knows who created the statues or if they are arranged properly—let alone the artwork's real name.

The world's tallest boat lift stands as a massive piece of industrial tourism.

A shining memorial to a Belgian hero is said to bring luck to anyone who touches it.

A fascinating and enormous collection of natural history exhibits stained by a dark colonial legacy.

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

This sprawling Belgian fort was once thought of as impenetrable but now it is simply an abandoned relic.

Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister.