With a history of slaughter, feast, and famine, remnants of the pork industry decorate this area--even its church.

A 16th-century fountain marks the site of a lost medieval cemetery once filled with mass graves.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

This 18th-century sundial was designed to calculate the date of Easter each year.

The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.

Remains of Roman amphitheater hidden in a sleepy quarter of Paris.

Natural history museum celebrating biodiversity with a parade of taxidermy animals.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.

This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.

A beautiful Kentish country intersection hosts a tasty little photo spot.

This curious Tudor-era castle was once home to Napoleon's greatest adversary, the Duke of Wellington.

Overlooking the seaside town of Margate stands a tribute to an artist's lover.

A defensive structure built during the Hundred Years War has remained useful in one way or another for nearly 700 years.

This strangely dressed taxidermy creature has a heartbreaking story.

Today, Kent's medieval monarchs hold court on a busy pedestrian thoroughfare—or at least their statues do.

One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.

An impressive armored bronze effigy marks the tomb of one of the medieval era's greatest warriors.

A set of medieval stained-glass windows tell the gruesome story of a Viking siege.

This skewed English house has looked like it's going to fall over for centuries.

A wonderfully eccentric Victorian-era museum and library.

This foreboding medieval castle was twice besieged by barons rebelling against the English king.

A showcase of canine neckwear spanning five centuries of doggie fashion and function.

Centuries later, the victims of Great Britain's greatest hysteria are finally being remembered.