The castle still holds traces of the abandoned Roman fort it was built atop.

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

This plaque commemorates an amazing 19th-century sea rescue.

This aircraft museum is home to one of just three Halifax bombers in the world.

An engraved stone in a village church claims to be the grave of a minuscule folk legend.

Commemorating a battle where French troops were commanded by an Englishman, and English troops by a Frenchman.

The rusting relics of Southampton's former luxurious flying boat industry.

This building was once a town hall, a fire station, a prison, a dairy market, and the target for two marksmen.

This astronomical clock is the second oldest in England.

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

The last of three massive blast furnaces that were once at the foundation of the Port of Sagunto economy.

A 19th-century British industrialist built this Louis XIII–inspired chateau for his homesick French wife.

Started as a kitchen garden, now the second largest botanical garden in the world.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

Known as the most scenic route in Sri Lanka, this train line is steeped in history and offers an unparalleled view of the country.

At this snack-shack in the bucolic British countryside, you can still get a slice of socialism with your spot of tea.

This window celebrates the role of tea, coffee, cocoa, and cotton in creating the fortune of the man who commissioned it.

A metal tree emits eerie, melodic notes on top of Lancashire's Crown Point.

This tower is all that remains of a 19th-century schoolhouse that became a famous music venue before its destruction.

This witch statue remembers a time in England's history when fear trumped truth.

This magnificent tourist cave, with the highest ceiling of any in Spain, was once an anti-fascist arms dump and war factory and is now a concert venue

Locals insist that this is the actual jetty where St. Paul tied up his vessel on his overnight visit to the island.

This former lifeboat house now used by a funeral service was the site of a 19th-century boating tragedy.

The last of the 19th-century booze-free bars has been slinging teetotal tonics for over a century.