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

All that remains of the only English cathedral destroyed in the Protestant Reformation.

A preserved block of timber buildings from the city's industrial era in the Middle Ages.

Every hour on the hour a naked heroine and her leering foil appear from this giant cuckoo clock.

The bombed out remains of the old church were kept intact next to the new one, as a reminder of the futility of war.

This ruin in a suburban park may be the place where Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" was first performed.

Built in the 1300s, this magnificent building that hosted England's kings and queens transports you to the Middle Ages.

For over 500 years this timbered alms house has provided a home for elderly residents of Coventry.

One of these two land speed record-breaking vehicles went so fast it shattered the sound barrier.

All that remains of the medieval palace of the famous "Black Prince."

The historic site where Queen Elizabeth I once gave a searing speech.

On a small Slovenian island, diners can mix and match a classic cake into dozens of sweet and savory flavor combinations.

Festival of Perpetual Life and Rebirth.

Late at night, the bust of the "Dracula" actor was snuck onto the facade of this Budapest castle.

Check out engineering marvels of the past at this unintentionally retrofuturist museum.

A celebration of all things tacky, garish, and bizarrely creative in the Romanian capital.

The bust of Romania’s most notorious ruler, Vlad Dracula aka "Vlad the Impaler," keeps watch over the ruins of his medieval court.

A fire once nearly devoured this gorgeous 14th-century Gothic cathedral.

Something's watching you.

Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

View the California coastline (and the home of Barbara Streisand) inch by inch with stunning, government-sanctioned aerial photography.

Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.

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