This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.

The Scottish Reformation leader's grave was paved over and is now a parking lot.

This charming old building's loose connection with the Scottish Reformer is what saved it from demolition after it split apart.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.

J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.

One of Europe's oldest libraries.

This well-preserved Cistercian Abbey in a romantic pastoral setting has inspired artists like the poet Wordsworth.

This restaurant's specialty is "a major enigma for food historians."

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

It houses a menagerie of wondrous taxidermy specimens from around the world, including the remains of a famous gorilla.

An authentic, seaworthy replica of the ship that sailed to Newfoundland in 1497.

This unique, full-sized copy of the Bayeux Tapestry sports a few modern additions, including underwear.

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

This statue pays tribute to the iconic musician in the place where he recorded his final studio album.

A fortified palace in the shape of a ship on the Thiou river.

This colorful but controversial ceiling has been likened to a 21st-century Sistine Chapel.

An opulent monument built for a duke who donated his entire fortune to the city of Geneva.

The world's largest second-hand graces a clock surrounded by constantly changing flower beds. 

A plain wooden seat that once belonged to one of the most prominent figures of the Protestant Reformation.

One of the longest wooden benches in the world snakes around Geneva's Treille Promenade.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.