A simple plaque on the facade is the only reminder that the treaty ending the American Revolution was signed inside.

A 400-year-old church covered floor to ceiling in ex-voto offerings from the faithful.

Formerly Yugoslavia's "forbidden island," this sleepy little city still holds the abandoned remains of military strongholds.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

The marble facade hides a little-known medical museum with early surgical instruments and rare copies of canonical texts.

An extensive collection of reliquaries containing the bones of saints housed in the largest Catholic church in Venice.

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.

The metal frame is all that's left of a wicker sculpture which once towered over the M5 motorway.

Two women with a flair for both adventure and artful clutter created this singular round home.

The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.

A whimsical cottage from the 1300s with a preserved Victorian-era post office inside.

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

It is said the legendary wizard once lived in this sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle.

A unique waterfall that some believe attracts the fairfolk.

The world's largest collection of witchcraft regalia.

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

An octagonal folly tower overlooking the sea.

A quirky "castle" formerly belonging to a famous British inventor.

A writer's tiny retreat built from salvaged shipwreck timbers.