These ancient sunken lanes were naturally tunneled into the soft ground by countless footsteps.

The legend says that this English rock formation was once a hunter who was turned to stone by annoyed witches.

This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.

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

One family's environment-friendly hobbit-house in Wales.

Britain’s longest ancient monument, this great 8th century earthwork was built to mark the boundary between what would become England and Wales.

Britain’s highest medieval monastery is a remote ruin nestled at the head of a valley 1,240 feet above the sea.

Colin Stokes "got a bit carried away" and built a castle that looks like something out of Tolkien.

The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.

Inside this magnificent 12th-century church is one of the finest carved wagon-roofs in all of England.

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

An Iron Age hillfort rooted in Arthurian legend was made famous by musician Peter Gabriel.

The Sighignola summit on the Swiss border offers views so breathtaking it's been named one of the most beautiful places in Italy.

Each year melting snow turns these Austrian hiking trails into scuba zones.

A breathtaking viewing platform over the Alps.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

A cave dwelling that was started by the Celts, expanded by monks, and finished by knights.

The beautiful bas-relief lines a sliver of a 19th-century walking path between two charming French villages.

A French valley with forests so lush it was nicknamed "the Small Amazonia of the Pyrenees."

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

This 13th-century monastery chiseled into the side of a mountain is equipped with a bridge that can be lifted to protect against raids.

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

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."