At just 51 feet and 10 inches long, it's the shortest street in England.

All unmarked mute swans on the Thames are owned by the Queen per a tradition that began in the 12th century.

The Roman Emperor's lost summer home and grotto full of enormous sculptures sit along the Italian seashore.

The burial place of an obscure North African saint was turned into a macabre body preservation factory for the 17th-century Neapolitan elite.

Smack-dab in Campania’s volcanic fields, this scenic lake was once thought to be the gate of hell.

Italy's third-largest Roman arena gives a peek into the underground operations beneath the ancient spectacles.

A small but very fascinating fountain in the center of Rome with four books and a deer carved.

Rome's first modern graffito is all that is left of a peaceful protest from the 1970s.

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

The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.

A 1950s beatnik coffee house, turned 60s counterculture hotspot, turned modern music venue.

This shop and gallery is a modern-day cabinet of curiosities, unassumingly positioned along an urban thoroughfare.

Designed to allow funerals to proceed over the River Dulnain.

Britain's only herd of free-ranging reindeer.

The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.

When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.

Split's smallest church, and one of its oldest, has been reconstructed inside the city's Roman walls.

This statue of an everyday cleaning tool sits proud upon a plinth in Manchester's coolest quarter.

Over 70 independent businesses have set up shop in this former Victorian department store.

Two of Manchester’s oldest buildings were moved twice.

Have a seat with the father of modern computing at this Manchester monument.

This tiny watering hole claims to have the smallest bar counter in Europe.

Once known for its horse-powered knife sharpening, this 200-year-old shop offers an array of blades and hard-to-find culinary tools.

A monumental fountain in Rome features a large statue of Moses that has been criticized for centuries.