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

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?

Indents in the pavement are all that remain from a grisly death machine in Paris.

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

This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.

The attic of a four-century-old canal house hides a clandestine church.

The history and future of cannabis.

This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.

Cat art as far as the eye can see.

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

The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.

The handiwork of a underdog clockmaker who solved an impossible problem for an Empire, and forever revolutionized seafaring.

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

Museum dedicated to the UK's first charity for abandoned children, with keepsakes of the mothers who left them behind.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

The Florence Nightingale Museum is home to the famous nurse's most treasured possession: her beloved pet owl.

Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

The monster at the center of the Darwin Center Spirit Collection.

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.