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

The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.

A pagan tradition of draping trees with rags eerily lives on.

The ruins of this gorgeous clifftop castle look like something from a fantasy novel.

The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.

400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.

The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.

England's most notorious suicide spot.

Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.

A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

A quiet memorial to those who died saving others in the heart of the City of London.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

A gigantic statue of a Russian soldier watches over the ancient city of Plovdiv, a prominent reminder of the Soviet period in Bulgaria.

The world's tallest bridge is also possibly the most elegant.