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

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

This well-preserved Cistercian Abbey in a romantic pastoral setting has inspired artists like the poet Wordsworth.

Three bridges straddle a stream, one stacked upon the other.

This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.

The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."

One of the most controversial statues in Romania is an emperor with no clothes.

The Natural History Museum that time forgot.

A fire once nearly devoured this gorgeous 14th-century Gothic cathedral.

The European towns of Brașov and Râșnov each have proud signs reminiscent of the Hollywood sign.

This snug medieval lane is one of the narrowest streets in the world.

A remnant of Korea's colonial past lies forgotten in a hip neighborhood in Seoul.

This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.

Beijing's World Park offers the excitement of international sites without the travel.

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

The world's largest reflecting pool is just two centimeters deep.

An 18th century fountain and two columns are all that remains of Rome's forgotten river harbor.

Hundreds of prehistoric stones, arranged in perfect lines in a French field.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

135 bronze medallions mark a French meridian line which once rivaled the hotshot Greenwich timeline.

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.

On a winding Vienna side street, one museum has turned their windows into a monument to history’s peace-minded heroes.