Ancient catacombs form the foundation for this Rococo orgy of a church.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

A spitting ode to a German serial killer.

The patches of trees pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II.

This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

This tiny business claims to be "the smallest pub on the planet."

From the outside this building does not give away its gruesome past but once inside the bar the previous use is clear to see.

A gardener saved a beloved clock face from destruction by building it into a wall outside his house.

The alleged birthplace of Lady Jane Grey, who was executed at age 16 for claiming the throne of England.

A Gothic cathedral created from volcanic rocks.

For hundreds of years, automatons moving to metallic music have been marking the passage of time.

Cliffs full of fossils at the portal to England's Jurassic Coast.

Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.

Britain doesn't have a lot of petroleum reserves on dry land but this well was the first to strike oil.

This house was home to a succession of park keepers for more than 90 years, but in all that time, it never had a toilet.

A headstone notes where the most famous of Robin Hood's legendary Merry Men is reportedly buried.

17th-century merchants in Bristol nailed their deals by placing money on these pedestals.

This stucco building in North Africa was the first American-owned property on foreign soil.

The second of Grimsby's two towers represents a massive step change in hydraulic engineering in the 19th century.

This oddly placed 15th-century church is one of only six bridge chapels left in England.

Austrian and Germans who died on British soil during World War I and II are buried here.

A poignant memorial to the 106 coal miners killed in three major accidents in Derbyshire.