This 11th century tower is said to be the oldest building in Oxford.

Hidden in plain sight, this creepy sculpture watches from above.

J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.

A rocky Irish outcropping with a history of wealth, conflict, and ruin.

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

Catering to broken dolls for almost 200 years, this repair shop is now a charnel house of doll parts.

After the famous composer died in Paris, his sister snuck his heart out of the country to honor his wish that it be buried in their native country.

A turn of the century building boasting some of the most beautiful art nouveau architecture in Prague.

This Prague museum collects brutalist relics and memories from the country's former Soviet rule.

One of the oldest amusement rides in existence was a huge disappointment to its creator.

Claiming to be the oldest hat store in the world, this historic haberdashery had a hand (and a head) in the creation of the Bowler.

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

A small village in two different countries.

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.

Take a sea tractor to the Art Deco hotel on the island that inspired Agatha Christie.

A memorial to the politician who became Great Britain's first fatality to be caused by a locomotive.

The majority of the museum's large collection is held in a storage space open to the public a few times a year.

The small bright red pillar survived the 1996 Manchester bombing virtually unscathed.