The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

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

The largest of London's subterranean rivers and once a mad, bad center of London life.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

An 800-year-old island castle in Guernsey's main harbor.

Ask nicely, and stewards of a centuries-old charitable tradition will give you free bread and beer.

A half-mile-long stretch of medieval forts built after a devastating pirate attack persists amid the modern port city.

This gravestone and its inscription inspired a movement that has spanned generations and saved countless lives.

This silent sentry in the crypt below a large Gothic cathedral is often knee-deep in water.

A medieval replica of King Arthur's legendary table, the Round Table hanging in Winchester Castle was decorated by Henry VIII.

A rare labyrinth-style path carved into a historic hill.