The last two abbots of this monastery were both executed by Henry VIII.

UNESCO-protected ancient burial ground.

The site of many battles and tragedies, including the 40 maidens who leapt into the sea.

Angels, demons, and tortured souls on a giant wall mural in a little church.

This sculpture combines the literary Alice with her real-life inspiration.

Gothic tower where Lord Alfred Tennyson wrote the poem "The Sleeping Beauty."

A domino effect created with Britain’s iconic telephone boxes.

Legend has it that seven Anglo-Saxon kings were coronated on this stone, located in the appropriately-named town of Kingston.

An unusual ode to the late Irish playwright, complete with a squiggly bust and coffin-shaped bench.

The broken skateboards that became a poignant memorial to a murdered skater.

The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

Following the trail of an old metro line, this scenic path is haunted by a creepy spriggan statue.

The Bristol Camera Obscura housed in an ancient windmill.

Go deep down into the earth to experience the world of Welsh coal miners.

This hill and tower are steeped in legend, from King Arthur to the Holy Grail.

The 1936 Summer Olympics site is a crumbling remnant of sportsmanship and a history its host country would like to forget.

For patriotic Russians, this memorial honoring the Soviet soldiers who died liberating Berlin in 1945 is the most sacred location outside of Russia.

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

A memorial in the Tiergarten is a reminder of the suffering inflicted on homosexuals by the Nazi regime.

Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.

A tour of underground Berlin takes you through WWII air raid shelters and tunnels used to smuggle people out of East Germany.