London, England
Hand of St. Etheldreda
One of the oldest remaining Catholic churches in England is home to the hand of a 7th-century saint.
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London, England
One of the oldest remaining Catholic churches in England is home to the hand of a 7th-century saint.
London, England
The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.
London, England
A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.
London, England
The signs of a long buried road can still be found hidden beneath a London sewer grate.
London, England
This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.
London, England
A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.
London, England
One of America's founding fathers lived in this London lodging between 1757 and 1775.
Titusville, Florida
A building so large that it has its own weather.
Cashel, Ireland
The ruins of a medieval monastery named after a type of tree.
Kerry, Ireland
This single room has survived the centuries with almost no deterioration.
Kerry, Ireland
Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.
New York, New York
More than 300,000 historical artifacts from the famous music venue, from Duke Ellington's handwritten score to The Beatles' booking slip.
Florence, Italy
A medieval weapon rumored to have been used by the brilliant poet himself.
Tropea, Italy
A fairytale-like medieval church perched atop a rocky cliff on Italy's "Coast of the Gods."
Gravina in Puglia, Italy
An impressive bridge over a ravine also served as an aqueduct.
Chioggia, Italy
One of the oldest still-working clocks in the world sits on an ancient tower.
Florence, Italy
The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.
Florence, Italy
Legend says this mysterious stone head belongs to a woman who was petrified by an alchemist.
Rome, Italy
In the early Roman Empire, people deemed traitors and criminals were tossed to their deaths from this rock.
Rome, Italy
One of several skulls claiming to belong to the beheaded St. John the Baptist is on display at this Roman church.