This intriguing Bronze Age artifact spent centuries hidden within a Welsh faerie hill.

An abandoned underground bunker not far from downtown New Orleans.

A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.

Seven flags adorn this Texas museum, one for each of the powers that have ruled the area.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.

This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

One of Oxford's greatest treasures likely belonged to England's legendary King Alfred the Great.

A statue in the Texas town that proudly calls itself the killer bee capital of the world.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

An impressive armored bronze effigy marks the tomb of one of the medieval era's greatest warriors.

These memorials built by an eccentric bachelor on the side of Interstate 5 cause both wonder and traffic accidents.

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

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

This museum pays tribute to the Cherokee leader who created a written language for his people.

The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

Official museum, hall of fame, and repository of the Texas Rangers.

An incredibly well-preserved piece of ninth-century Viking poop.