An icy lake tucked among jaw-dropping alpine panoramas.

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

The famous polar explorer stands outside the Royal Geographical Society's headquarters.

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

The highest peak in all of England is plagued by dangerously fickle climate shifts.

The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.

Inside a Scottish castle hangs the tattered remains of a flag with murky origins and supposed magic powers.

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

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

Striking, enormous gold-plated sculpture of Buddha installed in the 19th century.

This statue took 60 years to complete.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

Abandoned outpost once home to a murderous tyrant.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

At low tide, you can see the remains of a 17th-century ship just off a Stockholm island.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

The last permanent exhibit dedicated to the Soviet leader.

Walk along the medieval fortifications that have been protecting Tallinn since the 14th century.

"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.

Europe’s only spaceport is in South America.

An abandoned colonial French prison notorious for its hellish conditions.

These mammoth-yet-narrow crevasses in the Earth are perfect for taking an otherworldly swim.

This 12-inch-tall wooden sculpture of a winged Virgin Mary has inspired much devotion and countless replicas.