A defensive structure built during the Hundred Years War has remained useful in one way or another for nearly 700 years.

The last gas-lit cinema in the United Kingdom, and perhaps the world.

Remarkable medieval wall paintings decorate this 12th-century, dog-friendly church.

This stained-glass window in an English church bears the coat of arms of George Washington's family.

Manchester's abandoned train depot lingers in a post-industrial purgatory.

This Norman castle has been the scene of assassination plots, religious persecution, and Nazi conspiracies throughout its long history.

These waste baskets play a few risque messages to discourage littering.

View Japan's most historic city from a cyberpunk walkway suspended 150 feet above the ground.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

The house in the middle of the motorway.

Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.

Marvel at the world's largest collection of jellyfish, including more than 10,000 undulating moon jellies.

This commercial and retail center was crafted from walled military barracks.

The mummified heart of a saint lives on in this church—after a brief hiatus when it was stolen.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

A bench and a bridge pay tribute to Birmingham's favorite heavy metal band.

All that remains of the only English cathedral destroyed in the Protestant Reformation.

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

Formerly known as Saville Theatre, this mid-20th-century entertainment hub includes an ornate frieze.

The bronze uniforms commemorate the vital role of women during World War II.

The medieval woodcut-style artwork chronicles life in medieval London.

Originally meant to hold a statue of King William IV, this support sat empty for years. Today, it hosts a rotating cast of public artwork.

Now a memorial to merchant sailors and Titanic victims, this medieval church was destroyed by bombing raids in 1940.