Britain's answer to the NSA is based out of this deliciously-named circular headquarters.

With lush plants and flowers, huge trees, ponds, and hidden monuments, this place feels a bit like discovering Narnia.

This strategically placed hill fort has served defensive forces from the Iron Age up until the 20th century.

This hilarious English intersection is an automotive whirlpool.

A rampant horde of demons smirk and snarl at visitors to this church, home to a rare complete set of medieval-era stained glass windows.

Trimmings from the record-setting tree line that surrounds Cirencester Park have been used to manufacture chemotherapy drugs.

Dozens of elegant ceramic tiles decorate these ancient walls, each displaying the Lord's Prayer in a different language.

The only quarter of the Old City not dedicated to a major world religion.

This unassuming oasis elevated just above the busy streets of Jerusalem offers one of the best views of the Old City.

A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.

Descend 2,030 years into the past in an ancient tunnel built to support Jerusalem's most famous wall.

The home of the Dead Sea Scrolls is an abstract modernist dream.

This family tattoo parlor has been inking religious pilgrims in the Middle East for 700 years.

Known as "Toronto's Flatiron."

This half-ton piece of the Alps sits at the base of the CN Tower.

An abandoned 1970s theme park that has been turned into a space for waterfront walking.

This "Palace of Purification" has made many film appearances as a dark and sinister headquarters.

This massive, ancient stone was disassembled and then put back together again.

One of the largest underground systems runs under Canada's largest urban center.

A memorial to the tens of thousands of Irish who fled to North America during the Great Famine.

This urban oasis is a marvelous meld of music and landscape architecture.

A fantastic place to see murals, and an important location in the history of Toronto's legal street art scene.

The Incredible Hulk, Yoda, Mulder and Scully, and many many others watch over the mean streets of Toronto.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.