A uniquely lettered street sign marks the corner where the iconic word game was invented.

This one-of-a-kind Roman arch is not actually dedicated to the god Janus.

It's believed Matilda Fitzwalter's life was the basis for the famed literary figure.

A stranded woman lived alone on this remote island for 18 years, inspiring the great children's novel "Island of the Blue Dolphins."

Eyam took steps to quarantine themselves and keep the plague from spreading.

This abandoned island off the Venetian coast has been a radical monastery, a political prison, and a secret Nazi base.

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

Also known as "Hell Alley," this tiny street in Imola gained its name in a bloody episode in the 16th-century.

This open-air mosaic gallery honoring an English artist took hundreds of volunteers more than seven years to create.

This grassy, tree-lined hill shares a name with the much-loved novel that it inspired.

This generously endowed statue once stood guard outside a Roman home.

Known as the Royal Palace of the Euganean Hills, this often overlooked castle has been home for multiple noble families over the centuries.

It’s said this crypt was the setting for the tragic finale of the Shakespeare play.

Even after the church tried to wipe the practice out, this pagan festival lives on each year in a small Scottish village.

A castle in the Scottish Highlands has been continuously inhabited since the 1300s.

This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points.

This tiny river island switches sovereignty every six months as part of a rare, centuries-old agreement.

These strikingly barren, rolling red hills were caused by bad farming practices.

Among the cliffs of the Elora Gorge is an oft-overlooked piece of celebratory graffiti.

These unassuming lighthouses have seen the first reading of the Pledge of Allegiance, the first wireless transmission, and more than one mystery.

One of the few places where you can visit a cenote and Maya ruins at the same time.

This Scottish castle has witnessed clan rivalries, Jacobite uprisings, whisky smuggling, and more.