The remains of this 2nd-century Roman temple are incorporated into a modern building.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

A cemetery in Barcelona's Poblenou district is home to this touching funerary statue, which depicts death in the form of a winged skeleton.

This cafe offers a curated collection of treats and tipples made by monks and nuns.

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

Crispy, cheesy rice balls—the Roman answer to arancini—take center stage here.

Down this yellow brick road, visitors are treated to toadstool houses and massive mushroom sculptures.

An early 20th-century bullring converted into a modern shopping center.

A centuries-old bar once frequented by Picasso, Hemingway, and Dalí.

One of the oldest and most majestic living trees in Britain, thought to be over 1,500 years old.

Constructed from recycled wrought iron railroad tracks, it's been described as the most beautiful seaside pier in England.

The unusual stilted beacon is the town's only active lighthouse.

Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.

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

This astronomical clock is the second oldest in England.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

This beautiful "lagoon" is actually a toxic soup filled with cars, carcasses, and trash. When warnings couldn't stop people from going for a dip, the town dyed it black.

Inside this magnificent 12th-century church is one of the finest carved wagon-roofs in all of England.

A seaside town with no sea in sight.

This precipitous pathway with its wrought iron handrail was created by the Victorians as a tourist attraction.

Semi-precious Blue John stones have been mined in this cavern system for centuries.

A magnificent winding road through a steep valley, with deep natural caverns at the bottom

One of the U.K's earliest public water supplies is within the "plague village."

Eyam took steps to quarantine themselves and keep the plague from spreading.