J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

This hilarious English intersection is an automotive whirlpool.

The longest hedge maze in the world.

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

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

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

This 11th century tower is said to be the oldest building in Oxford.

The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.

Tel Aviv's popular neighborhood went though endless waves of transformation.

In medieval times this small stone seat was used as a bizarre way to punish insolvent debtors.

This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.

Cornish legend says these ancient circles were people turned to stone for playing hurling on a Sunday.

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

A massive, heart-shaped, wind-carved crater in the middle of the Israeli desert.

This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.

As the Dead Sea continues to deplete, massive sinkholes open along its banks.

This historic rec center in the heart of Israel is a bastion of peace and togetherness.

After over 100 years out of service this landmark windmill once again turns as a symbol of Jerusalem's self-sufficiency.

The home of the Dead Sea Scrolls is an abstract modernist dream.

Biblical beasts and endangered animal preservation come together in this Israeli zoo.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.