A giant white horse drawn on an English hillside may not have been intended to be a horse at all.

The world's only managed flock of mute swans was established as a factory for monk meat but is now an adorable sanctuary.

Giant naked man on a hillside.

Every New Year's Day, locals don gaudy costumes and dive into the frigid Firth of Forth.

This former quarry is now a vibrant labyrinth of magical in situ sculptures.

A half-mile-long stretch of medieval forts built after a devastating pirate attack persists amid the modern port city.

Now a memorial to merchant sailors and Titanic victims, this medieval church was destroyed by bombing raids in 1940.

Want to properly offend a king? Sculpt a giant hill figure in chalk of him riding out of town.

A popular day's outing in Bovington consists of watching military tank driving practice.

A museum based on the collection of a Victorian family. Housed in a remaining Victorian villa.

65 million-year-old chalk outcroppings mark the end of the Jurassic Coast.

In 1943 the British military took control of this village, telling residents they had to leave temporarily. The villagers were never allowed to return.

The ruined abbey includes a rare surviving example of a monastic latrine.

This astronomical clock is the second oldest in England.

Legions of Roman soldiers bathed in this ancient spa complex under a Budapest transit station.

A museum dedicated to a secret military hospital hidden beneath a castle in Budapest.

From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.

This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.

Standing atop Wellington Hill is the world's tallest three-sided obelisk.

The bronze uniforms commemorate the vital role of women during World War II.

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.