A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

A cheeky alleyway window hosts tiny rotating exhibits with outsized charm.

The centerpiece of the Delta Blues Museum is a wooden sharecropper’s cabin that once housed a titan of blues music.

This former quarry is now a vibrant labyrinth of magical in situ sculptures.

Hidden in a grotto 26 feet below Nottingham's oldest hotel, this stylish subterranean drinking den is notoriously hard to find.

The remains of the great moral philosopher reside in a university in London.

The patch of land below the memorial was gifted by the British to the United States.

A 13th-century inn where the ill-fated King Charles I spent his last night of freedom.

It was once nicknamed "the most bombed hotel in Europe."

Site of the golf match between James Bond and Goldfinger.

Before 1993, this historic-looking village—King Charles III's pet project—didn’t exist at all.

These upturned herring boats make nifty storage sheds for fishing goods.

A replica of the steam engine that hauled Queen Victoria's Royal Train is on display at Windsor.

The world's first purpose-built motor racetrack was destroyed by the outbreak of two world wars.

This early Norman castle was the first historical monument protected by an act of Parliament.

Locals call it the "Give Peas a Chance" bridge because of its distinct graffiti.

England's largest white horse isn't even white.

It's believed King John of England stayed at this 13th-century castle before riding off to sign the Magna Carta.

A well for a well, this anachronistically Indian-styled water pit was built in its small town home in gratitude for a similar favor.

A rotating bridge that carries a little canal over a larger one.

One of the few surviving street funiculars in the world.

A mysterious demonic figure peers down from its perch within the gorgeous Chester Cathedral.

A striking 500-year-old mansion provides an unexpectedly sublime home for live deer and a menagerie of exotic stuffed animals.