Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

A giant scale model giving a sneak peek at what urban planners see for Shanghai by 2020.

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

This ruined 15th-century hermitage is steeped in myth and mystery.

6000-year-old site covered in more than 50 megaliths.

A beautiful medieval bridge allegedly constructed by the Devil.

A beautiful ruin of a 14th-century Plantagenet castle built by a medieval mercenary.

One of Oxford's greatest treasures likely belonged to the legendary King Alfred the Great.

A statue of the original Pearly King is hidden in a church's crypt.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.

The broken skateboards that became a poignant memorial to a murdered skater.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

Deep in the countryside lie the remains of one of the grandest Roman dwellings in Britain.

A miniature village mimics the surrounding buildings so well it includes itself.

The fantastic charm of England's oldest botanical garden has made it a place of writerly inspiration for centuries.

You can climb to the top of the column built to honor the "father of British inland navigation."

A group of glacial erratic boulders are improbably balanced on white limestone pedestals.

This 6th-century church has the largest and best-preserved collection of Byzantine mosaics outside Constantinople.

142 ceramic steps become a mosaic once a year.

The Emperor Tiberius' palace of debauchery.

Beautiful views and Roman-style statues on the Italian coast.

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

Southern Italy's spinning top village.