Wooden sleds have replaced donkeys to cart goods around this utterly charming car-free village.

The largest of only eight working transporter bridges left in the world.

Once a train station along the Great Eastern Railway this vibrant coffee shop and bar is where members of London’s creative class mingle.

The London pub overlooks where the Mayflower was moored before setting sail for the New World.

There's an exclusive Beefeaters pub hidden in the Tower of London.

A clumsy-looking flying locomotive rusts within sight of a busy rail station.

This sublime architectural marvel is a rare example of an expressionist church.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

The remains of the oldest synagogue in Britain lay forgotten for seven centuries, hidden under a humble shop.

The beloved fantasy novelist is buried near a church containing a whimsical etched glass window full of Narnia favorites.

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

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

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.

This enchanting 600-year-old tree is so magical it inspired the beloved tale of Pinocchio.

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.

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

Egyptian Revival movie palace abandoned for decades and restored in 2013.

Remains of Roman amphitheater hidden in a sleepy quarter of Paris.

The headless bodies of more than 1,300 guillotined victims of the Reign of Terror are buried here in mass graves.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.