Also known as Napoleon's Canal, this waterway was created on the orders of the general, and construction was interrupted by Waterloo.

This collection of illusory paraphernalia has been culled from the history of London's premier magician's club.

This cannonball has been lodged in the church wall since a 1695 bombardment destroyed the city center.

A shining memorial to a Belgian hero is said to bring luck to anyone who touches it.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.

The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.

The little-known second castle that William the Conqueror built in York.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

The remains of an ancient bathhouse sit inside this aptly-named pub.

This spiny beast guards an artist's village while vying for the title of largest lobster in the world.

The grave of the first dolphin to play Flipper is located at the Dolphin Research Center.

Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

This distinctive lighthouse with an iron skeleton is one of the tallest on the East Coast.

A time capsule of life in Southern Florida in the 1930s.

One man's quest to fix his toilet unearthed over 5,000 artifacts spanning more than 2,000 years of history.

Now a memorial to merchant sailors and Titanic victims, this medieval church was destroyed by bombing raids in 1940.

A half-mile-long stretch of medieval forts built after a devastating pirate attack persists amid the modern port city.

This striking observation tower shaped like a spinnaker sail is the newest icon in historic Portsmouth.

A rare full-sized statue of one of Britain's famous writers.

This 17th-century pub once had a hole in its wall so the neighboring blacksmith could easily access beer.

The last vestiges of a magnificent Victorian-era train station can be found in this pub.

The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.