This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.

One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.

This jewel of an engine is one of Northern England's finest surviving legacies of the Industrial Revolution, even catching the eye of Henry Ford.

Seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for centuries.

After mysteriously refusing to surrender at the end of World War II this sunken submarine was only salvaged in a search for Nazi gold.

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

A close look reveals that the Scottish monument is just slightly off-kilter.

For hundreds of years, automatons moving to metallic music have been marking the passage of time.

The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.

One of the few surviving street funiculars in the world.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

Regency-era excess on the English Coast.

An ancient underground cultic temple where sunlight penetrates on the summer solstice.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

Italy's third-largest Roman arena gives a peek into the underground operations beneath the ancient spectacles.

Semi-precious Blue John stones have been mined in this cavern system for centuries.

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

Though much of the castle was robbed of its stones, the underlying earthworks are among the best-preserved in England.

The bizarre headgear looks like it was made for a fool, not a king.

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