The world's largest collection of artifacts from our history of industrial gas use is hard to simply pass.

This cannonball has been lodged in the church wall since a 1695 bombardment destroyed the city center.

A shining memorial to a Belgian hero is said to bring luck to anyone who touches it.

Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.

The alleged birthplace of Lady Jane Grey, who was executed at age 16 for claiming the throne of England.

The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.

A striking 500-year-old mansion provides an unexpectedly sublime home for live deer and a menagerie of exotic stuffed animals.

The ancestral home of beloved English poet Lord Byron has a bizarre history.

In this medieval fish bowl, the carp weren't pets.

A blunder resulted in these charming stone-lined streams becoming the target of a Nazi bombing.

Lord Byron's embalmed body lies within this medieval church.

This imaginative sculpture is a memorial to this town's former mining industry.

More than 500 years after his death, a medieval ruler's remains were found buried under a parking lot.

A replica of the famed statue far from home.

These clocks tell time in a theological sense.

A World War II-era sign in Valletta is a reminder of when Malta was besieged so severely that food needed to be rationed.

Dynastic Home of the De Piro Family.

After 400 years of being closed to the public, this monastery's underground tunnels and secret garden are now a museum.

This unique building in the main square stands out among the city's typically Baroque architecture.

Valletta’s outdoor theatre stands within the ruins of a 19th-century opera house.

The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.

American soldiers discovered Europe's best one-liner at the end of World War II.