Wooden sleds have replaced donkeys to cart goods around this utterly charming car-free village.

A whimsical cottage from the 1300s with a preserved Victorian-era post office inside.

A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.

This ancient stone bridge dates back to the early Middle Ages.

Grotto replete with mystical designs laid out in glued shell mosaics.

This modern artwork, inspired by the Bayeux Tapestry, tells Battle's early history following the Battle of Hastings and the Norman Conquest.

This astronomical clock is the second oldest in England.

The oldest residential street in Europe also features an optical illusion.

In this quiet village, a blue plaque marks the spot where the famous fictional detective retired.

England's most notorious suicide spot.

These stark white cliffs were spat up by the sea and are slowly being retaken by it.

Regency-era excess on the English Coast.

400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

A French museum of wrought iron.

An obelisk marks the farmhouse where the founder of Mormonism was born.

Pick up a kebab and a credenza at this unique combination furniture store and café.

Vermont's hills are alive with the sound of music at this historic hotel.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

An abandoned gun-funded 19th century utopia.

Some 46,000 years ago, a volcanic eruption led to a flooding event that carved this short canyon with steep vertical walls.

The "Grand Canyon of Southwestern Idaho" makes a spectacular gash across the flat Snake River plain.

This Idaho state park boasts the tallest single-structured sand dune in North America.

The only bridge in the United States where BASE jumping is legal without a permit year-round.