Possibly the oldest of Britain's ancient henges is also one of its most stark.

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

The oldest continual pilgrimage site in Britain was supposedly created by a gruesome beheading.

This short bridge is the only thing connecting a tiny Irish island to the mainland.

A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

Three bridges straddle a stream, one stacked upon the other.

One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.

The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.

A pagan tradition of draping trees with rags eerily lives on.

The ruins of this gorgeous clifftop castle look like something from a fantasy novel.

The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.

400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.

The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.

England's most notorious suicide spot.

Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.

A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

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