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

A real-life Professor Snape once taught in this Welsh university building, which students of course nicknamed “Hogwarts.”

The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.

The stately remains of Llywelyn the Great's mighty fortress.

This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.

This neolithic stone grave has been altered and restored so often its now more neo than lithic.

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

The world's largest prehistoric copper mine had 30,000 animal bones scattered throughout the maze of passageways.

An unexpectedly extraterrestrial room in a former Victorian resort club.

Picturesque ruins once held off mighty armies.

Created as a punny statement about genetic engineering this monstrous hybrid statue has become a beloved icon.

The Liverpool street made famous by the Beatles is real.

Gutted during the Liverpool Blitz, this architectural husk has been left destroyed in honor of the dead.

A hundred copies of Antony Gormley's naked body stare out across the water.

A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.

A rotating bridge that carries a little canal over a larger one.

A favorite with sightseers and locals alike, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.

Stay overnight in the world's most sleekly designed rabbit hole, free of charge.

Thousands of years of crashing waves gave this mushroom-shaped rock its svelte figure.

A serpentine highway twists and turns over the treacherous Norwegian Sea.

The world's first and only escalator for lazy bicycles and their daunted riders.

Housing the famous Norwegian ice-defying 19th century polar exploration ship.

One of the most breathtaking railways in Europe also takes one of the steepest climbs, from fjord to mountain plateau.

Across the Pacific in a raft, a museum dedicated to Thor Heyerdahl's now legendary expedition.