The sophisticated hydraulic system of the Nazca civilization.

This Belgian palace was long the domain of priests and aristocrats but is now being turned into an art commune.

Part modern art project, part traditional chapel, this see-through church is only substantial from the right angle.

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

Because sometimes you need to make a batch of frites even when the stores are all closed.

The only remaining U-boat that is still floating never actually saw any action in World War II.

An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.

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

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

A bronze tribute to the wildly popular video game from the '90s.

Displaced highlanders would take shelter from the wet Scottish climate under the large walled bridge at Glasgow Central Station.

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

This enormous censer uses a pulley system installed over 400 years ago.

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

Folklore and history carved into Brittany's coast.

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

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

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

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

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

Dummies recreate radiological discoveries from history.

A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.