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

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

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

A plaque marks the humble origins of an artistic muse who embodied the ideals of Pre-Raphaelite beauty.

A letterbox installed specifically for the first editor of the Oxford English Dictionary.

A plaque is all that remains of a lost Oxford transport hub.

This slice of 1960s Danish modernism does not conform to the Oxford college stereotypes.

Site of the first hot air balloon flight conducted by the first English balloonist.

One of Oxford's greatest treasures likely belonged to the legendary King Alfred the Great.

The weathered grave of a medieval anchoress who walled herself up in a cell attached to a church.

The fantastic charm of England's oldest botanical garden has made it a place of writerly inspiration for centuries.

Oxford University's stateliest library seems designed to make students truly feel the weight of knowledge.

An Oxford museum where visitors can have tea with the Mad Hatter and climb through the wardrobe to a fantasy land.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

A wonderfully versatile natural history curio cabinet preserved since the 1840s.

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

19th century pendulum and a clock restored by a rogue group of guerilla artists.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.