A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.

The medieval-looking hammer beam teak roof may be a Victorian vanity, but it's still absolutely magnificent.

The final resting place of England's most notorious bandit.

This popular square's history as the former site of a church is right beneath your feet.

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.

A shrine to one of England's female saints in what is believed to be her former home.

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

This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.

A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.

Semaphore saints, a golden dragon's head, and a stone carved with religious warnings all call this cathedral home.

This memorial to World War II's fallen airmen shows us the movements of the stars that once guided them.

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

In the past, Renaissance sex workers were encouraged to entice customers on this bridge.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

An iron dragon with a long neck covered in feathery scales perched above one of Venice's most popular squares.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

The pile of books behind the dignified writer gave the statue a most undignified nickname.

Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

According to tradition this is the oldest church in Venice, but its actual age is a mystery.