A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

1513 Turkish world map, full of European state secrets and snarky commentary.

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet your wish will be granted.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

The ornate miniature mansions were built for Istanbul's feathered residents.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

An old slave lookout in Cuba's historic sugar cane fields.

The spot where three Protestant clergymen were burned at the stake during the reign of "Bloody Mary."

The medieval woodcut-style artwork chronicles life in medieval London.

The ruins of a church destroyed by both the Great Fire of London and the Blitz, now turned into a peaceful garden.

A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.

This hidden 13th-century tavern room has a few Shakespearean connections.

This Underground station has been a popular filming location for decades, even before it closed.

This memorial to World War II's fallen airmen shows us the movements of the stars that once guided them.

The little-known second castle that William the Conqueror built in York.

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

The fantastic charm of England's oldest botanical garden has made it a place of writerly inspiration for centuries.

A portly statue of a golden boy commemorates an unusual cause of the Great Fire of London: the sin of gluttony.

Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.

This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.

These ornate arches show how the course of the River Thames has changed.

The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.

One of the few standing Roman lighthouses and a labyrinth of tunnels are a couple of the secrets at this historic castle.

The wooden telephone box hidden away in London's Piccadilly was the original prototype of the iconic kiosk.