Once thought to be the mysterious work of a witchy prophetess, a well with unusual properties turns objects into "stone".

The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.

A 2000-year-old Roman amphitheater lies just below Guildhall Yard.

An Oxford museum where visitors can have tea with the Mad Hatter and climb through the wardrobe to a fantasy land.

A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.

A former Roman town that was once the home of Scipio Africanus.

This Roman amphitheatre was also the location of the first gladiator school.

A massive mausoleum towers over the gravestones in a 19th-century Italian "model village."

For centuries, this large Roman villa remained hidden thanks to the eruption that buried nearby Pompeii and Herculaneum.

Buried next to Pompeii, this lesser-known Roman villa was the opulent vacation home of Emperor Nero's wife.

One of the highest mountain passes in Europe has been ranked among the best driving roads in the world.

A beautifully well-preserved ancient Roman villa.

The Emperor Tiberius' palace of debauchery.

Ride a boat through this magnificent underground world, which now doubles as a theater.

Explore the quarry where the marble was sourced for Michaelangelo's David.

Nestled in the hills of Tuscany are gorgeous, multicolored hot springs.

This breathtaking monastery was established by Saint Benedict himself 1,500 years ago.

Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.

This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.

Brass cobblestones mark the places where individual Holocaust victims were taken from their homes.

The Roman Emperor's lost summer home and grotto full of enormous sculptures sit along the Italian seashore.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.