The memory of the ancient unit of measurement of local builders.

A sculpture in memory of a homeless man much loved by the city of Parma.

Where mountaineers were checked for lice before entering the city.

The city of Parma's cathedral is home to one of the greatest illusionistic frescoes of the Renaissance.

The tomb of the mythological founder of Padua is not hidden in some obscure crypt, but stands right in the middle of the city square.

Something's missing between the arcades of the Palazzo della Ragione in "the city of the three withouts."

In medieval times this small stone seat was used as a bizarre way to punish insolvent debtors.

One of the largest squares in Europe contains an entire artificial island.

An obscure walkway dedicated to a scientist who helped pave the way for the world to sit up and take notice of Manchester.

Two of the most notable names in automobile history are commemorated at the place where they're said to have first met.

This chain of artificial lakes was an ideal test ground for the aircraft that would carry the "bouncing bombs" used by the WWII "Dambusters" squad.

A magnificent winding road through a steep valley, with deep natural caverns at the bottom

Some of England's last cave dwellers lived and worked within this huge cave.

A historic Georgian building and warm springs.

This unique creation was used to house and wash sheep prior to shearing.

An alien church provides much needed silence in the midst of a Finland shopping center.

These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.

Architecturally stunning library serves as the hub of Finnish scholarly life and culture.

These stones mark 200 years of friendship between Britain and France following the Napoleonic Wars.

The only place where can you share a seat with the bums of the Fab Four.

A 13th-century inn where the ill-fated King Charles I spent his last night of freedom.

This muddy wooded valley and the ancient structures it hides are said to be the favored haunt of the legendary Friar Tuck.

This lonely memorial marks the supposedly haunted site of a brutal 19th-century murder.

This romantic, decaying 13th-century ruin on the edge of Sherwood Forest is reputedly one of England's most haunted places.