A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.

This spa theme park lets its guests take a dip in pools of coffee, wine, or ramen broth.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

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

When the public was consulted about a new piece of street art, they naturally asked for an enormous metal dragon.

When it came to designing his own small office building, the eccentric architect wasn't afraid to show the world what he could do.

A spooky juxtaposition of caves and graves gives this legend-filled cemetery a particularly haunting vibe.

The Birthplace of the Englishman who founded the A.C. Milan football club.

This unchanged Victorian park is rumored to have been the inspiration behind Peter Pan's Neverland.

The English Civil War began right here in 1642.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

A familiar otherworldly creature guards this 12th-century Scottish abbey.

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

Cycle the solar system—from the sun to Pluto—right here on earth.

A clumsy-looking flying locomotive rusts within sight of a busy rail station.

The heroic tale of a remarkable pup who refused to leave her master's side, no matter what.

The world's first purpose-built motor racetrack was destroyed by the outbreak of two world wars.

Modern commuters still pass through this 2,000-year-old Roman archway.

England's foremost purveyor of funeral furniture hasn't changed a bit since the 1960s.

A complicated contraption for telling time by the moon.

This home of a taxidermy hoarder is among the grandest and most singular of historic English estates.

The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.

This historic abandoned train station looks like a stop for ghost trains.