A small village in two different countries.

A tiny village in Wales claims the name of a noble medieval hound slain for a crime he didn't commit.

This 11th century tower is said to be the oldest building in Oxford.

Hidden in plain sight, this creepy sculpture watches from above.

The longest and tallest aqueduct in Britain can actually be sailed across.

A house of bones — but nobody is quite sure to whom they belong.

The metal frame is all that's left of a wicker sculpture which once towered over the M5 motorway.

One of the largest megalithic complexes in England, which local legend holds is a wedding party turned to stone by the Devil.

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

A 26-foot shark sculpture—a statement about bombs—set off a municipal battle royale.

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

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

Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.

The small peaceful island off the Venice tourist circuit is where the city began more than 1,500 years ago.

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

An incredible menagerie of more than 3 million taxidermied animals at the oldest science museum in Europe.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

One of the largest caves in the world open to the public.

The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.

The handiwork of a underdog clockmaker who solved an impossible problem for an Empire, and forever revolutionized seafaring.