This memorial museum chronicles the apocalyptic destruction of the First World War.

This museum housed in a former brothel explores the past and present of sex work in Amsterdam.

From battleships to Roman vessels, this museum explores the depths of shipwrecks in the region.

Also known as Rye Castle, this 13th-century fortification later became a prison and held one of Rye's most famous criminals.

A defensive structure built during the Hundred Years War has remained useful in one way or another for nearly 700 years.

This colossal war machine is now a living museum dedicated to underwater warfare.

This medieval castle is filled with an eccentric collection that ranges from ancient Egyptian artifacts to taxidermy to a mummified hand that was cut off during a duel.

Ancient human remains unearthed around the iconic monument.

These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.

An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.

The pockmarks across the building's facade are remnants of the Blitz.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

The bones of two medieval royal lions were discovered at the historic fortress.

This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.

This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.

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

This magnificently macabre shield shows the power of chivalrous love in medieval times.

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

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

The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.

This aircraft museum is home to one of just three Halifax bombers in the world.

A menagerie of curiously bred creatures.