This plaque commemorates an amazing 19th-century sea rescue.

Believed to be the longest railway bench in the world.

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

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

The oldest warship in Europe is still afloat.

The church and nearby castle are all that remains of a medieval village, mysteriously abandoned.

WWII artifacts, including the building itself.

Harry Potter’s Hogsmeade Station is also a charming blast from the past situated in North Yorkshire.

Legend says squeezing into this slender stone seat will make your wish come true.

The recreated ruins of a house designed to memorialize a World War I shelling on the town.

Where Agatha Christie mysteriously disappeared in 1926.

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

An ambiguous ambience emanates from this centuries old leprosy quarantine.

The last fully working Victorian Turkish bath in England.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

1513 Turkish world map, full of European state secrets and snarky commentary.

Entire apothecaries are on display at this Lisbon museum, which explores the history of medicine.

A large collection of solar and night-time telescopes dot a small area on the Teide mountain range.

This underwater graveyard commemorates a group of murdered 16th-century missionaries.

These old towers extract salt from the sea.

A pre-Hispanic pyramid in the middle of a tourist district in the Canary Islands.

Hundreds of caves once used to store grains and animal feed.

A detailed 1:32 scale model of Scandinavia's largest telescope.

The photographs of "fairies" that fooled much of the world (including the creator of Sherlock Homes) were taken at this English stream.