Rome, Italy
Galleria Sciarra
This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.
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Rome, Italy
This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.
Rome, Italy
An 18th century fountain and two columns are all that remains of Rome's forgotten river harbor.
Rome, Italy
The remains of this 2nd-century Roman temple are incorporated into a modern building.
Rome, Italy
A small but very fascinating fountain in the center of Rome with four books and a deer carved.
San Marino, San Marino
The smaller of the three towers of San Marino is a former prison inaccessible from the ground level.
San Marino, San Marino
Where members of the Crossbow Corps of San Marino demonstrate their skills.
Kemi, Finland
This fantastical icy castle is built anew every winter.
Bradford-on-Avon, England
This bridge later moonlighted as a local jail.
Bath, England
Don't be fooled by this fake medieval facade even if it is almost 300 years old.
Bath, England
This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.
Kingswear, England
Successful single-handed, non-stop circumnavigation of the world in a sailing boat was a wish said to be granted at the well.
Glastonbury, England
This hill and tower are steeped in legend, from King Arthur to the Holy Grail.
Glastonbury, England
Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.
Glastonbury, England
In the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey lies the alleged resting place of the legendary king.
Salisbury, England
The oldest working mechanical clock in the world.
Salisbury, England
This gate served as a small lock-up jail in the 14th century.
Dartmoor National Park, England
A remote gravestone on the moor marks the spot where a teacher's body was found under mysterious circumstances that remain inexplicable.
Saint Austell, England
400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.
Dover, England
One of the few standing Roman lighthouses and a labyrinth of tunnels are a couple of the secrets at this historic castle.
Bodiam, England
A beautiful ruin of a 14th-century Plantagenet castle built by a medieval mercenary.
Hastings, England
During the heyday of fishing in Hastings, there were more than 100 of these storage facilities.
Kassel, Germany
A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.
Büren, Germany
This unique Renaissance castle was turned into a home for Nazi occultism.
Cologne, Germany
The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.