The undercroft is a spectacular example of medieval Cistercian architecture.

The ancestral home of beloved English poet Lord Byron has a bizarre history.

This romantic, decaying 13th-century ruin on the edge of Sherwood Forest is reputedly one of England's most haunted places.

The largest oak in England is said to have been the hideout of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.

Once part of an ancient international harbor, it's now an all-you-can-eat shrimp buffet for flamingos and other water birds.

High Victorian fantasy created a fairytale castle out of a ruined fortress in Wales.

Stroll through Welsh history in a village of reconstructed structures.

A harem-inspired Moorish fantasy design in a Victorian-era Welsh castle.

This pedestrian walkway cuts through a cemetery and over several burial vaults.

The castle still holds traces of the abandoned Roman fort it was built atop.

Recently restored menagerie of Victorian-era beasts.

The Birthplace of the Englishman who founded the A.C. Milan football club.

A curious urban windmill once owned by a renowned British mathematical physicist.

A 15th-century former coaching inn forms the implausibly grand entrance to a 1980s shopping mall.

When it came to designing his own small office building, the eccentric architect wasn't afraid to show the world what he could do.

A striking 500-year-old mansion provides an unexpectedly sublime home for live deer and a menagerie of exotic stuffed animals.

This unchanged Victorian park is rumored to have been the inspiration behind Peter Pan's Neverland.

The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.

This no man's land slicing through the island is strewn with abandoned relics of another time.

The largest caravanserai in Cyprus also includes amazing examples of Ottoman architecture.

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

This medieval wine press is one of the oldest in Cyprus.

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.

An ancient necropolis of magnificent tombs.