The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.

A former fisherman's hut deemed too small for habitation is now a delightful tourist draw.

The stately remains of Llywelyn the Great's mighty fortress.

This historic textile mill has been repurposed as a shopping outlet, which houses a textile museum that celebrates its industrial past.

A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."

Three bridges straddle a stream, one stacked upon the other.

A 19th-century funicular railway shuttles visitors up this surprising sea cliff to one of the world's largest camera obscuras.

One of the few surviving street funiculars in the world.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

For over 500 years this timbered alms house has provided a home for elderly residents of Coventry.

An ancient woodland that inspired a young J.R.R. Tolkien.

Built in the 1300s, this magnificent building that hosted England's kings and queens transports you to the Middle Ages.

This off-beat, quirky communism-themed bar isn't afraid to poke fun at its history.

This series of Baroque passageways in Vienna's cultural center mix old architecture with modern art.

A silly medieval mural preserved on the side of a Viennese house.

The Birthplace of the Englishman who founded the A.C. Milan football club.

This unusual statue overlooking the Royal Mile has an interesting backstory.

These medieval carvings bear scars left by Parliamentarian troops during the English Civil War.

The star-studded street honors the city's most notable Brummies.

A wonderful safe haven founded in the 1960s to rescue endangered monkeys from the pet trade.

These 90-year-old murals of local kings, Vikings, and outlaws hide in plain sight in a beautifully baroque shopping arcade.

This eye-catching roundabout sculpture commemorates one of England's best World War II-era "shadow factories."

A 15th-century former coaching inn forms the implausibly grand entrance to a 1980s shopping mall.

A 142-foot-tall Q-tip on Bristol's skyline.