A bizarre stone beast lurks on the beach of a popular tourist island.

The sign marks one of the endpoints to mainland Britain's longest overland travel route.

This monumental work of art symbolizes the coming together of a previously divided city.

Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.

A 12th-century fortress containing some of Berlin's oldest buildings.

The memorial stands at the intersection of the rivers Morava and Danube.

A fortified palace in the shape of a ship on the Thiou river.

This bridge is the first to be made entirely from iron, but designed like it was still made of wood.

This charming railway is one of the oldest and steepest funiculars in England.

A former fisherman's hut deemed too small for habitation is now a delightful tourist draw.

This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.

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

This Victorian-era public house has set the standard for pub-style elegance for over a hundred years.

This charming English house was once the home of England's most famous poet.

This no man's land slicing through the island is strewn with abandoned relics of another time.

Local legend says Isaac Newton built this footbridge without any screws, bolts, or nails.

The western face was supposedly left clock-less to snub the Welsh.

England's "pier at the end of the universe" unites astronomy and contemporary architecture.

This stately estate house features a tower covered in a bright, modern mural.

This tin chapel was built by POW's during World War II and is painted to look like something much more grand.

The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.

Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.