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

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

The curious underground history of keeping Paris clean.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

These delicate sand pyramids look like naturally occurring gothic spires.

Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.

In the world's oldest university is a stunning 17th century anatomical theater carved from spruce.

In Florence's great Duomo, a 26 foot fresco honors a mercenary famous for attacking Florence.

The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

Detailed sandstone carvings show an array of symbolism and adorable animals.

This Victorian-era public house has set the standard for pub-style elegance for over a hundred years.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

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

Eyam took steps to quarantine themselves and keep the plague from spreading.

Seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for centuries.

Vast fan-shaped British cemetery honouring American servicemen lost in World War II.

Numberless clock creates a meal of time for the dreaded, insectile Chronophage.

An extraordinary library and archive dedicated to the history of the Arctic and Antarctic poles.

An intriguing three-sided folly is a testament to one man's devotion to Catholicism and the number three.

Beasts and branches swirl in sandstone carvings, interrupted by one strange creature.

This hilarious English intersection is an automotive whirlpool.

Hauled from the water's depths, Henry VIII's flagship is preserved in this capsule-shaped museum.