One of Malta’s most important Neolithic sites sits in a suburban area south of the country’s capital.

At more than 5,000 years old, these structures are among the oldest free-standing stone buildings in the world.

After 400 years of being closed to the public, this monastery's underground tunnels and secret garden are now a museum.

The remains of a 1st-century aristocratic Roman town house featuring beautiful well-preserved mosaics.

A centuries-old forgotten underworld lies beneath Malta.

Burial grounds for more than 1,000 bodies deep under the modern town of Rabat.

This Stone Age solar temple aligns with the sun on each equinox and solstice.

The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.

Every year, the town of Menton, France, turns lemons and oranges into giant sculptures depicting windmills, dragons, and more.

In 1927, a biplane disappeared while attempting to complete the first non-stop transatlantic flight between Paris and New York City. This memorial stands at the last place it was seen.

The lost Latin words were reconstructed using the holes from the nails that once pinned them in place.

Among Europe’s most spectacular Ice Age painted caves still accessible today.

This ancient Roman town was revered for the healing waters of its sacred spring.

This medieval village clings to a cliff in southwestern France.

This unusual piece of Renaissance art depicting the bodily horror of crucifixion and skin disease may have been inspired by fungus-induced hallucinations.

One of the most powerful religious centers in the Middle Ages, dubbed the founder of Western monasticism.

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

Sculpture of a legendary French dragon.

This abandoned church in central Lyon is missing its front stairs.

This small red school was where Germany signed their surrender during WWII.

An image of the legendary saint stands in the shadow of a cathedral she liberated.

Despite centuries of architectural innovation, this French castle is being built like it's the 13th century.

A neighborhood church's unusual abstract stained glass was the final project of avant-garde artist Jean Cocteau.

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