In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

No one is sure if the world's fourth-largest diamond had been found in a rubbish heap or was pawned by Napoleon's mom.

The most metal church of all time was built in record time because of an international, pious pissing contest.

Step back in time and witness the fall of Constantinople.

The ornate miniature mansions were built for Istanbul's feathered residents.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

A meow-velous tribute to a beloved street cat, made famous on the internet.

This half-forgotten fortress was constructed by the Ottoman conqueror of Constantinople.

A gorgeous, Gaudí-esque stairway constructed in the city of Istanbul by a prominent Jewish family.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

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

A remarkable medieval structure born from a 14th-century disaster.

"We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue, and then we'll take it higher..."

This long-hidden space above Westminster Abbey now displays the battle gear of the legendary King Henry V.

The rose garden in Regent's Park where Pongo and Perdita met for the first time in Disney's "101 Dalmatians."

Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.

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

Grab a cuppa at England's first and only domestic tea plantation.

The cedar tree in Highgate Cemetery earned its title by accident.

London's largest outsider art museum.

England's oldest surviving hedge maze has been confusing visitors for over 300 years.

The Columbia Road Flower Market is now open every Sunday, rain or shine.

Created hundreds of years ago, the magical follies and landscapes at this park were almost lost to time before being restored.

A Victorian natural history and ethnographic museum with wonderful turn-of-the-century, science-book-esque evolution displays.