Paris, France
Gold 20-stater of Eucratides I
The heaviest gold coin ever minted.
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Paris, France
The heaviest gold coin ever minted.
Paris, France
Peruse produce from Senegal, Cameroon, and other West African nations at this sprawling market.
Paris, France
Stripes of human ashes cover a back lawn in the most sought-after burial grounds in Paris.
Paris, France
A 400-year-old church covered floor to ceiling in ex-voto offerings from the faithful.
Paris, France
A simple plaque on the facade is the only reminder that the treaty ending the American Revolution was signed inside.
Paris, France
An odd museum dedicated to French fakes.
Paris, France
Marvel at the opulent Art Nouveau interior while dining on dirt-cheap French classics.
Paris, France
An off-the-beaten-path boutique stuffed with an eclectic collection of upcycled goods.
Paris, France
Down a cobblestone alleyway is a museum dedicated to Romanticism, with a secret garden.
Paris, France
The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.
London, England
The first tunnel to be dug beneath a river, repurposed as an art and museum space.
Birkenhead, England
After mysteriously refusing to surrender at the end of World War II this sunken submarine was only salvaged in a search for Nazi gold.
Liverpool, England
19th century tunnels burrowed under Liverpool.
Castleton, England
Some of England's last cave dwellers lived and worked within this huge cave.
Keswick, England
Stonehenge has nothing on Castlerigg’s views.
Borrowdale, England
It's believed a local adventurer spent 50 years living inside this cave.
Seascale, England
The highest peak in all of England is plagued by dangerously fickle climate shifts.
Slack Head, England
These legendary stone steps were once used to haul coffins up the rockface.
London, England
A collection of machines designed to break things for science.
London, England
A faded reminder of what was once a common sight in London during the Blitz.
London, England
The majority of the museum's large collection is held in a storage space open to the public a few times a year.
London, England
These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.
London, England
This unique bridge curls up like a caterpillar to let boats pass and then unfurls again to span a small canal.
London, England
The lab where the scientist made his groundbreaking discoveries is preserved on the basement floor of the Faraday Museum.