The oldest residential street in Europe also features an optical illusion.

Now a memorial to merchant sailors and Titanic victims, this medieval church was destroyed by bombing raids in 1940.

Wooden sleds have replaced donkeys to cart goods around this utterly charming car-free village.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

In 1943 the British military took control of this village, telling residents they had to leave temporarily. The villagers were never allowed to return.

This historic home of the author of Lawrence of Arabia, has a history of literary celebrities and monogrammed sleeping bags.

The Last Home of an Executed King.