The smallest pub in Britain was once a cabinet of curiosities and it still has the dead cat to prove it.

This building was once a town hall, a fire station, a prison, a dairy market, and the target for two marksmen.

Long before wi-fi, this public seat provided the wonder of being online while outdoors.

In the past, Renaissance sex workers were encouraged to entice customers on this bridge.

Legend has it that this bronze orb, which sat atop an ancient Egyptian obelisk, once held the ashes of Julius Caesar.

The ruins of the largest gladiatorial school in Rome are largely hidden under modern streets.

The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.

This sculpture marks the spot where one of the greatest Roman rulers was proclaimed emperor.

One of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters is still used today, but for less brutal events.

This giant wooden treehouse within a sprawling garden has its own eatery.

You can enjoy a (possibly haunted) stay at the medieval Norman castle that was once a favorite hunting lodge of King John.

These quintessentially English stepping stones were built for Victorian tourists.

The beautiful non-repeating pattern honors the Oxford professor who discovered it.

An artist's whimsical transformation of everyday objects.

This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.

The bridge is a secret gallery of discarded gum that has been transformed into miniature masterpieces.

This slice of 1960s Danish modernism does not conform to the Oxford college stereotypes.

This exclusive resort has completely covered a tiny Balkan island in a 5-star warren of guest rooms.

A tiny church on a man-made island in the Adriatic.

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.

Artists have long been drawn to these atmospheric 12th-century ruins.

This enormous sculpture honors an English town's engineering and industrial heritage

The stoic structure boasts a whimsical set of stained glass art commemorating Lewis Carroll.

This Victorian footbridge over the River Tees was originally built to carry water from the high moorland to the industrial towns on the coast.