The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.

Budapest's Communist-era statues, banished to the suburbs.

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

A Trabant car, a kangaroo statue, and a plethora of plants take over this abandoned-factory-turned-bar.

Once the home of a hermetic monk, this cave now houses a small church.

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

This aircraft museum is home to one of just three Halifax bombers in the world.

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

Makers and sellers of the original and finest York Ghosts.

The remains of an ancient bathhouse sit inside this aptly-named pub.

This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.

Semaphore saints, a golden dragon's head, and a stone carved with religious warnings all call this cathedral home.

This memorial to World War II's fallen airmen shows us the movements of the stars that once guided them.

This sculpture marks the spot where one of the greatest Roman rulers was proclaimed emperor.

This innovative steam machine was no doubt the most famous of the pioneer locomotives.

The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.

This disused Cold War bunker has been restored to all of its early 60s glory.

Once thought to be the mysterious work of a witchy prophetess, a well with unusual properties turns objects into "stone".

A 600-year-old mini shrine guarded by a sword-wielding knight hides in a crumbling cliff face.

This Gothic Revival castle used as a shooting location for "The Secret Garden" and other films.

One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.

This witch statue remembers a time in England's history when fear trumped truth.

The second smallest castle keep in England.