This celebration of Latvia’s freedom and independence avoided demolition over half a century of Soviet occupation.

Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.

England's oldest surviving hedge maze has been confusing visitors for over 300 years.

Carved initials which are nearly 500 years old preserve the deposed Queen's presence at Hampton Court Palace.

The world's largest grapevine has produced a delicious harvest at Hampton Court Palace for almost 250 years.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.

Semaphore saints, a golden dragon's head, and a stone carved with religious warnings all call this cathedral home.

A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.

An incredibly well-preserved piece of ninth-century Viking poop.

Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

The handiwork of a underdog clockmaker who solved an impossible problem for an Empire, and forever revolutionized seafaring.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

It is against the law to obstruct the view from the top of this English burial mound.

This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.

The Guinness Record holder for largest hedge in the world is a verdant Scottish bulwark.

A cottage built at the birthplace of Alexander Selkirk, a sailor who inspired the novel 'Robinson Crusoe.'