This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.

This courtly monument celebrates an influential comedian who turned taking the piss out of the powers-that-be into an art.

The block of aged dairy is probably still edible after 2,300 years in a peat bog.

This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.

This temple was constructed entirely by Roman soldiers.

This massive, 30-foot-tall statue of the famed Scottish knight overlooks a grassy knoll.

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

This sculpture marks the spot where one of the greatest Roman rulers was proclaimed emperor.

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

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

One of Manchester’s museums has gathered and preserved British political paraphernalia covering over 200 years.

One of the trees in Manchester’s Piccadilly Gardens is actually a World War II memorial, and it's made of metal.

This statue of an everyday cleaning tool sits proud upon a plinth in Manchester's coolest quarter.

This site contains overlapping ancient graveyards that existed about 1,000 years apart.

These ruins witnessed the final gathering of the failed Jacobite Rebellion.

Designed to allow funerals to proceed over the River Dulnain.

Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.

The western face was supposedly left clock-less to snub the Welsh.

A former fisherman's hut deemed too small for habitation is now a delightful tourist draw.

A memorial to the politician who became Great Britain's first fatality to be caused by a locomotive.

The tower was originally used as a chimney for the waste incinerator of St Johns Precinct and Market.

Created as a punny statement about genetic engineering this monstrous hybrid statue has become a beloved icon.