Jedburgh, Scotland
Monteath Mausoleum
A beautiful Victorian-era mausoleum, designed for a single occupant.
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Jedburgh, Scotland
A beautiful Victorian-era mausoleum, designed for a single occupant.
Gwynedd, Wales
A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."
Schonach im Schwarzwald, Germany
A Black Forest cuckoo clock theme park features one timepiece big enough to walk inside.
Knaresborough, England
Hidden in the woods behind this English estate lies a Victorian pet cemetery.
York, England
The final resting place of England's most notorious bandit.
Alton, England
A creepy tree with a local legend that inspired a nearby theme park ride.
Stanton Lees, England
This tower was constructed to commemorate the man who helped bring true democracy to the United Kingdom.
Matlock Bath, England
This precipitous pathway with its wrought iron handrail was created by the Victorians as a tourist attraction.
Malton, England
A deserted medieval village where bodies were once mutilated to prevent them rising from the dead.
Siena, Italy
First founded in 1472, this is the oldest bank in the world. Its history may explain why we call financial institutions "banks."
Siena, Italy
A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.
Ferrara di Monte Baldo, Italy
This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.
Varenna, Italy
An unusual resting place built into the hill with an amazing view of Lake Como.
Florence, Italy
The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.
Florence, Italy
Legend says this mysterious stone head belongs to a woman who was petrified by an alchemist.
Florence, Italy
This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.
Florence, Italy
Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.
Florence, Italy
A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.