This 2,000-year-old tree inspired the nursery rhyme "Rock-a-bye Baby."

Seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for centuries.

A magnificent winding road through a steep valley, with deep natural caverns at the bottom

This Victorian marvel of engineering and artistic prowess is nicknamed the "Cathedral of Steam."

The undercroft is a spectacular example of medieval Cistercian architecture.

The largest oak in England is said to have been the hideout of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.

Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.

These lovely Turkish-styled baths were brought back to life after winning a reality show competition.

This Manchester laundromat is hiding something.

A monument to the real explorer and bear who inspired characters in Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials.'

The much-beloved mascot of a local museum.

This tiny traditional smokehouse is the only one left in this historic fishing port.

These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.

The curious and tiny collection contains some very odd objects.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.

The oldest of Venice's plague quarantine stations, designed to keep the medieval city safe from disease.

The small peaceful island off the Venice tourist circuit is where the city began more than 1,500 years ago.

An extensive collection of reliquaries containing the bones of saints housed in the largest Catholic church in Venice.

The marble facade hides a little-known medical museum with early surgical instruments and rare copies of canonical texts.

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.