One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

This garden houses the remains of the ancient Greek port of Marseille.

This modern museum of Mediterranean culture is surrounded by a surreal concrete honeycomb.

This historic island prison holds one of the dungeons from the Count of Monte Cristo even though it is a work of fiction.

On this romantic tidal island reachable only at low tide the tomb of a famous French writer overlooks the sea.

The world's tallest bridge is also possibly the most elegant.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

This proud Teutonic warrior rises out of a German forest heralding a victory and measuring lightning.

This bunker in northern France was built by Nazi German forces with the intention of launching up to 50 V2 rockets at London each day.

The castle was reconstructed to fit Kaiser Wilhelm II's romanticized vision of the Middle Ages.

This otherworldly French waterfall looks like its waters have turned to stone.

These crumbling Nazi artillery bunkers are now fair game for massive graffiti projects.

One of the largest ochre quarries in the world, hidden in a limestone landscape.

This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.

A natural arch carved by a river gave its name to the so-called "Cave of Forgotten Dreams."

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

A cave dwelling that was started by the Celts, expanded by monks, and finished by knights.

Lyon's miniature version of the Eiffel Tower was built as a statement in support of French secularism.

Lyon's "Wall of the Silk Weavers" is one of the largest murals in Europe.

A colorful piece of contemporary art cheerfully clashes with Lyon's historical architecture.

Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.

For hundreds of years, automatons moving to metallic music have been marking the passage of time.