This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.

This mountaintop mariner’s church is packed with model ships and nautical art while hosting an annual maritime festivity for the townsfolk below.

One of the oldest and largest wooden churches in France was very evidently constructed by shipbuilders.

An art-filled botanical garden and former dyeworks hiding in plain sight.

The “world’s smallest cathedral” is a remnant of one of Croatia’s medieval royal towns.

The medieval ferry service has been going strong since the 14th century.

Now harmless, this looming post struck fear into the heart of medieval troublemakers.

A musical instrument played by the sea.

Plaques celebrating Lithuanian writers freckle a wall of this picture-perfect path.

While this monument tile is shrouded in mystery it also marks the end of the longest ever human chain.

This former KGB building is now a museum memorializing the people who suffered during the Soviet regime.

A century-old prison in the heart of Vilnius is now a lively bar, dance club, and artist residency.

Travelers who fall victim to this mermaid's charms are destined to stay in Užupis forever.

This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.

65 million-year-old chalk outcroppings mark the end of the Jurassic Coast.

In 1943 the British military took control of this village, telling residents they had to leave temporarily. The villagers were never allowed to return.

This commemorative stone was erected near the first Scout campsite.

Inside this 11th-century church, a medieval-style tomb of the World War I hero known as "Lawrence of Arabia."

This inverted metropolis model is the artist's "revenge" for not being allowed to have a doll house as a kid.

A public display of random paleontology.

A symbol for the opposition to nuclear power around the world.

This colorful artistic feature atop a Danish art gallery allows visitors to stroll through a rainbow.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

An icon of International Style architecture on the outskirts of Rotterdam.