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

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

The bronze uniforms commemorate the vital role of women during World War II.

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

The "beautiful" equation predicting the movement of all electromagnetic particles is engraved in front of Newton's tomb.

Charles Babbage's proto-computer, painstakingly brought to life.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

Thanks to an acoustic anomaly, this unassuming stone bench has heard one hundred years of secrets.

An accidental trick of light casts the perfect shadow of a pilgrim of the Camino de Santiago against the cathedral wall.

The ancient sauropod tracks found in this former quarry are some of the largest in the world.

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

This tiny alleyway is now a shrine to a subculture riot between the mods and rockers.

A stunning 18th-century site where pilgrims ascend by a series of punishing stairs only to return via funicular.

An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

Nestled in the mountains of Portugal is a tiny village made almost entirely of schist.

One man's remarkable private collection of art from around the world.

A garden in Lisbon filled with giant porcelain creatures.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

This beautiful spit of land was once the summer playground of the king of Spain.

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.

This innovative steam machine was no doubt the most famous of the pioneer locomotives.

This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.