The forest that inspired Winnie-the-Pooh's Hundred Acre Wood can be found outside London.

The oldest known university in the world is in Fez, Morocco.

The courtyard of this small Marinid madrasa is a dazzling example of intricate Islamic architecture.

Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery.

Thousands of narrow alleyways in an ancient medieval city make up what's believed to be the world's largest car-free urban zone.

The other side is actually green.

The designated Jewish quarter in Fez dates back to the 15th century.

Mosaics, storks, and brothels—this ancient city has it all.

A mythical garden that once grew the golden apples of wisdom is said to have existed in this ancient Moroccan city.

The legacy of a Moroccan Jewish community is remembered at this little mouldering cemetery.

A living memorial to the trees London lost during the Great Storm of 1987.

A mysterious shape catches the eye in this 16th-century painting.

This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.

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

Along a Roman road flanked with beech trees hides a tale of wizardry and xenophobia.

The first archaeological site discovered by aerial photography.

This neolithic stone was once used for ceremonial practices similar to its neighbor Stonehenge.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

Ancient human remains unearthed around the iconic monument.

Where Aleister Crowley taught magick in "La Chambre Des Cauchemars," his "Chamber of Nightmares."

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

The ancient Greeks abandoned this quarry to escape Hannibal's devastating invasion.

This amazingly preserved Doric temple was abandoned before it was ever completed.

A medieval wash house where people washed clothes in a river allegedly formed by the tears of a mourning nymph.