Memorial site commemorating the lost men of a French-speaking British battalion in World War I.

The most elaborate of 12 medieval arched doorways to the old city of Burgos.

If they push on just the right spot, even the weakest person can move this titanic boulder.

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

A moving memorial to the fallen and missing from WWI trenches.

Originally built for nuclear power plant workers, this church sits between apartment buildings.

A granite rock formation littered with various species of moss, lichen, and fern.

This roadside shrine to an unofficial saint has welcomed the wishes and prayers of local believers for generations.

A 2017 crowdfunding campaign saved this historic castle from being destroyed.

One of the tallest waterfalls in Africa is also home to a population of monkeys who enjoy the waters and the occasional guest.

Mosaics, storks, and brothels—this ancient city has it all.

Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.

The cathedral of a controversial, conservative, schismatic sect that declared the Catholic Church heretical and founded its own succession of popes.

A remote hilltop covered in giant monoliths haunts the Brittany countryside.

An isolated 17th-century chapel on a remarkable site once dedicated to Celtic sun worship.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

In France, a medieval-style home pays homage to an intrepid explorer who discovered Québec.

On this romantic tidal island reachable only at low tide the tomb of a famous French writer overlooks the sea.

Hundreds of prehistoric stones, arranged in perfect lines in a French field.

A small house sits between two huge rocks, with its back to the sea.

The Latvian city of Ventspils is filled with dozens of cow statues showcasing unique themes.

These crumbling Latvian forts make for some haunting seaside ruins.

This Nazi ruin was the site where Hitler was almost blown up by a suitcase bomb.

The two abandoned overpasses are among the largest bridges in Poland.