Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau, France
The Grotesques of the Chapel of Bethlehem
Do these monsters look familiar? The gargoyles on this church are all from pop culture.
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Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau, France
Do these monsters look familiar? The gargoyles on this church are all from pop culture.
London, England
The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.
London, England
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
London, England
The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.
York, England
A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.
Trier, Germany
The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.
Orkney, Scotland
The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.
Stromness, Scotland
Thanks to both terrific preservation and historic vandalism this ancient site is known as the "Heart of Neolithic Orkney."
Birnam, Scotland
Macbeth's infamous "Great Birnam Wood."
Inverness, Scotland
The Titanic sails again in one Scotland man's backyard.
Carloway, Scotland
A magnificent, iconic stone tower in the Scottish Highlands.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
This remote Scottish isle is only inhabited by seals, birds, and the memory of a tragic settlement.
Liddel, Scotland
This Scottish burial tomb once held hundreds of ancient eagle bones.
Lambholm, Scotland
This tin chapel was built by POW's during World War II and is painted to look like something much more grand.
Stromness, Scotland
Possibly the oldest of Britain's ancient henges is also one of its most stark.
Finstown, Scotland
Enter the world under the hill at this ancient UK burial chamber.
Sumburgh, Scotland
This picturesque archeological site looks like it was pulled straight from a fantasy novel.
Aberdeen, Scotland
Scotland's oldest medieval bridge is also among the last reminders of early medieval Aberdeen.
Cruden Bay, Scotland
The remains of a grand castle that may have inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula.
Bologna, Italy
The mummified relic of St. Catherine sits forever on a golden throne.
Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, France
Even France's favorite aquatic son Jacques Cousteau, couldn't get to the bottom of it.
Cologne, Germany
Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.
Cologne, Germany
The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.
Cologne, Germany
A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.