London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

England's oldest surviving hedge maze has been confusing visitors for over 300 years.

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

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

Old ships and machinery fill a historic harbor in the city that's home to Europe's largest port.

Now a museum, this building was once a 14th-century monastery and the place where the founder of the Dutch nation lived and was assassinated.

The 20-mile causeway that separates the Netherlands from the sea.

The largest 19th century panorama in the world still in-situ.

A UFO-shaped event building originally intended to be a science museum showcasing the future.

This fairy tale forest hides scenes from some of the more obscure and bizarre Western nursery stories.

A miniature city, once ruled by the Queen of the Netherlands.

A 'living museum' in Leiden, the oldest of its kind in the Netherlands.

Birthplace of the "Cat in the Cradle" and a cluster of iconic, original windmills that let the Dutch tame the seas.

Unsurprisingly, Holland is home to one of the most magnificent flower gardens in the world.

The Bloemen Route, or “Flower Route”, stretches 25 miles through prime Dutch tulip country as a result of “tulip mania,” the world’s first economic bubble.

This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.

The attic of a four-century-old canal house hides a clandestine church.

Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam is a treasure trove of rare flora.

The ruins of a fairytale castle with a tumultuous history stand high atop the mountains.

An ancient necropolis of magnificent tombs.

For nearly 2,000 years this church has been waging war on local snakes by importing cats.

This 700-year-old Cyprus castle is the birthplace of the world's oldest wine, said to be toasted by Richard the Lionheart at his wedding.

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

On this romantic tidal island reachable only at low tide the tomb of a famous French writer overlooks the sea.