The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.

Site of the 1889 murder-suicide of crown prince Rudolf and his lover Mary Vetsera.

The history of Greece is illustrated through banknotes.

The Greek island's old British cemetery feels like a forgotten garden.

The ghost town where the villagers refuse to leave.

Public art now takes pride of place on the site of one of County Durham's last deep coal mines.

This impressive mural adorns the wall of this 17th-century hotel and honors the literary icon.

This industrial chimney looks rather out of place, isolated in the middle of an attractive woodland.

This hidden natural fountain issues forth a steady supply of supposedly healing water that tastes like rotten eggs.

This Victorian footbridge over the River Tees was originally built to carry water from the high moorland to the industrial towns on the coast.

A perfectly running 230-year-old silver automaton and music box.

You don't have to be a professional jockey to ride in Britain's oldest horse race.

Dedicated to the 4th Baronet of Sledmere.

These carved, weathered stones once gave mail carriers and pub goers a leg up.

Almost nothing but earthworks remain of this long-lost castle.

The ruins of a 19th-century corn mill are haunted by a malevolent cave-dwelling spirit.

After being bombed and largely abandoned, this former railway workshop has been transformed into a lively market space.

This gorgeous Peranakan mansion’s family heritage includes a century-old baby gate, which was also used to keep out irresponsible husbands.

Once a bustling fishing village and trading post, today these Cape Verde ruins provide a home only for seabirds and turtles.

This ship carrying cargo and four church bells for the Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida ran aground in 1968.

Rolling sand dunes of the Sahara... in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.