This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

Ethiopia's "smoking mountain" is in one of the hottest regions on the planet and is home to two lava lakes.

The hottest place on the planet.

An Ethiopian "Jerusalem" featuring a church hewn out of a single rock.

An otherworldly restaurant perched on the edge of a jagged cliff next to a medieval holy city.

With lush plants and flowers, huge trees, ponds, and hidden monuments, this place feels a bit like discovering Narnia.

An ornate doorway leads to the former site of one of the city's oldest society of merchants.

17th-century merchants in Bristol nailed their deals by placing money on these pedestals.

A 142-foot-tall Q-tip on Bristol's skyline.

There's a labyrinth of manmade tunnels stretching for over an acre beneath Bristol.

An authentic, seaworthy replica of the ship that sailed to Newfoundland in 1497.

The Bristol Camera Obscura housed in an ancient windmill.

Old Tudor home moved on thick iron rails to a new spot.

At just 25 inches at its narrowest point, it's one of the tightest streets in the world.

Inside this magnificent 12th-century church is one of the finest carved wagon-roofs in all of England.

This hill and tower are steeped in legend, from King Arthur to the Holy Grail.

Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.

The metal frame is all that's left of a wicker sculpture which once towered over the M5 motorway.

The unusual stilted beacon is the town's only active lighthouse.

Standing atop Wellington Hill is the world's tallest three-sided obelisk.

These stones mark 200 years of friendship between Britain and France following the Napoleonic Wars.

Overlooking the spot where the Pilgrims boarded the Mayflower stands Devon's answer to the Colossus of Rhodes.