Hidden on the urban banks of a Manchester river are a series of abandoned waterside industrial sites.

A giant wooden soda bottle pays homage to a distinctly British drink on the very spot where it was invented.

These lovely Turkish-styled baths were brought back to life after winning a reality show competition.

A formerly opulent Italian village is now a crumbling ghost town that no one really knows what to do with.

This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.

An eccentric artist's abode in this small Italian town has been transformed into a surreal temple of mosaic madness.

This ancient ruined monastery has been destroyed by fire so many times that it seems like God hates it.

This French anatomy museum greets guests with a skinless man, mid-shovel.

The largest oak in England is said to have been the hideout of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.

The last of the 19th-century booze-free bars has been slinging teetotal tonics for over a century.

An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

The signs of a long buried road can still be found hidden beneath a London sewer grate.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.

A British plaque explains that a house was built using the spoils of the first international golf bet.

This historic Benedictine monastery brews a booze so toxic that it has often been blamed almost singularly for Scottish hooliganism.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

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

This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.

This shell of a historic manor house on the Isle of Wight is said to be the most haunted site on the island.

It is against the law to obstruct the view from the top of this English burial mound.

This 13th century castle is chock full of ghosts and impossibly rare cows.