The "punniest place on Earth” has nearly as many bull-themed puns as it does people.

A galaxy of glowworms—larvae of a gnat—hides deep in the belly of these caves.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

The real life Hobbiton, this sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for The Hobbit film series.

This former Cyprus flight hub is now a crumbling, abandoned ghost complex.

An ancient necropolis of magnificent tombs.

The water here is so clear you can see the mysteriously sunken ship from the surface.

A magical museum of fairy tale treasures near Cyprus' buffer zone.

The ancient mosaics here are considered among the finest in the world, and serve as a stunning record of Greco-Roman daily life.

This functioning parish church is also the site of many concert performances due to its wonderful acoustics.

The great polar explorer is remembered in this far northern town, where he embarked on his final expedition.

The world's northernmost aquarium looks like it has fallen over.

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

This innovative steam machine was no doubt the most famous of the pioneer locomotives.

The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.

The wooden telephone box hidden away in London's Piccadilly was the original prototype of the iconic kiosk.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.