Formerly Yugoslavia's "forbidden island," this sleepy little city still holds the abandoned remains of military strongholds.

Journey through this open museum where even employees remain true to period.

Rare remnants of the brick-domed ovens birthed in the Durham coalfield during the Industrial Revolution.

These remarkable cascades are the jewels of Upper Tees.

This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points.

The tallest freestanding structure in the United Kingdom.

Created hundreds of years ago, the magical follies and landscapes at this park were almost lost to time before being restored.

This French ghost town from World War II has been left as a memorial to German atrocities during World War II.

This salt marsh in Southern France is as pink as the flamingos that inhabit it.

This historic stone gate tower is now just a lonely relic in the middle of a swamp.

This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.

The world's tallest boat lift stands as a massive piece of industrial tourism.

A historic Georgian building and warm springs.

The world's oldest operational public pier railway has shuttled seagoing commuters from ship to shore since 1909.

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

“It has nae lugs!”

This stretch of the River Severn where large waves flow against the current is the birthplace of river surfing.

A red-brick beacon stands against the tempestuous Atlantic, on the windiest site in the United Kingdom.

The world's shortest street was created by an awkwardly placed hotel.

This tin chapel was built by POW's during World War II and is painted to look like something much more grand.

In an arboretum with hundreds of memorials to the fallen, this one might be the most poignant.

This beach runway is off limits during high tide.

The world's largest prehistoric copper mine had 30,000 animal bones scattered throughout the maze of passageways.

A close look reveals that the Scottish monument is just slightly off-kilter.