The ancient mosaics here are considered among the finest in the world, and serve as a stunning record of Greco-Roman daily life.

At the United Kingdom's only residential library you can sleep among the books.

A 168-foot tower, part of the abandoned Chester Leadworks facility.

A mysterious demonic figure peers down from its perch within the gorgeous Chester Cathedral.

This precipitous pathway with its wrought iron handrail was created by the Victorians as a tourist attraction.

The sole surviving large cairn in an area that was once littered with burial monuments.

The remains of a grand castle that may have inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula.

The unexpected mascot of Shetland's capital.

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.

One of ancient Etruria's most spectacular archaeological sites with impressive necropolises and rugged landscape.

A open air theatre built on a cliff by an eccentric British woman.

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."

Architecturally stunning library serves as the hub of Finnish scholarly life and culture.

A pub that is literally in the middle of nowhere, but continues to do business.

A sea cave with a waterfall and Viking past

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

Thanks to both terrific preservation and historic vandalism this ancient site is known as the "Heart of Neolithic Orkney."

This Scottish burial tomb once held hundreds of ancient eagle bones.

The sign marks one of the endpoints to mainland Britain's longest overland travel route.

The most northern place on the mainland of Great Britain.

Where the sleeping monsters of Scotland's oil industry are left to rust.

A curious collection of mechanical moving figures.

The location of this historic castle was inspired by a donkey.

Decaying 18th-century church converted to a single-family home.