On the shores of Lake Garda, the ruins of a Roman villa that allegedly belonged to the poet Catullus.

One of the most well-preserved castles in Italy also contains a rare medieval example of a port fortification.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

This oak sculpture at the edge of a small woodland is nine feet tall and shrouded in mystery.

A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."

A subterranean playground in an abandoned slate mine.

The world's shortest funicular ferries beachgoers a whopping 128 feet from clifftop to shore.

Decrepit Victorian public lift is a white-knuckle ride.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

Regency-era excess on the English Coast.

A vintage penny arcade hidden in the back of a fun fair-themed bar.

A picturesque garden with a surprising past.

This striking observation tower shaped like a spinnaker sail is the newest icon in historic Portsmouth.

The second-longest pier in the U.K. stretches a whole kilometer into the Irish Sea.

Surreal riveted sea forts once protected the Kent shores from German attack.

This 2,700-year-old woman is the jewel of the Maidstone Museum's Egyptian collection.

The "Heroine of Dunkirk" rescued over 7,000 Allied troops during the historic World War II evacuation.

In the shadow of a former battleground, the resting place for nearly 2,000 soldiers who died in World War I.

This memorial museum chronicles the apocalyptic destruction of the First World War.

A rare example of World War I trenches from the British front.

The elegant structure of this 19th century railroad bridge creates an illusion of infinity.

This studio was home to David Bowie's first single, even if it did turn away the Beatles.

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.