Inspired by Thomas Stothard's painting of the "Journey to Canterbury," albeit with Canterbury natives.

A defensive structure built during the Hundred Years War has remained useful in one way or another for nearly 700 years.

A sense of bewilderment encounters visitors when they happen upon this former railway bridge.

Discovered on a shipwreck after more than 400 years, this Renaissance ratter tells a very waggly tale.

This quaint mortuary chapel hides a stunning Celtic Revival and Art Nouveau interior.

The lasting remains of the Balloon Section of the British Armed Forces.

This stunning mass of ice spans 121 square miles and is still growing.

This glacier interpretation center houses the world’s only bar made completely from glacial ice.

Drink your espresso at a Victorian-era urinal in this underground-restroom-turned-coffee-bar.

These Victorian era devil sculptures were designed to spite a local vicar.

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

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

This deconsecrated church has seen many uses, from a tobacco storehouse to a cinema.

A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.

In the past, Renaissance sex workers were encouraged to entice customers on this bridge.

This sturdy, circular stronghold served as one of the forts that protected the Venetian Lagoon.

The plague quarantine island home to the alleged "Vampire of Venice."

Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.

The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

According to tradition this is the oldest church in Venice, but its actual age is a mystery.

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.