This pedestrian footbridge honors Pero Jones, an enslaved African who lived in Bristol.

The abandoned funicular tunnel was a secret base for the BBC during World War II.

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

With lush plants and flowers, huge trees, ponds, and hidden monuments, this place feels a bit like discovering Narnia.

A gift from the Soviet Union in the 1980s, this is the only statue of the Soviet dictator in Southeast Asia.

The notorious "Hanoi Hilton" where Vietnamese colonial subjects and later American POWs, including John McCain, were imprisoned.

Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.

Monument to a brutal, ineffectual US bombing campaign and a sobering reminder of the human cost of the Vietnam War.

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

Regency-era excess on the English Coast.

The spot where Oxford garnered its name was also home to a medieval philosopher and includes a house covered in statues.

This gate served as a small lock-up jail in the 14th century.

From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.

Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.

Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.

A statue in the center of Dublin dedicated to one of their favorite sons of rock & roll.

The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.

One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.

During the Soviet era, the spire of this longstanding church was used as a radio transmission tower.

A medieval setting reimagined into a unique art alley.

"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.

This charming Latvian lane doubled as Baker Street on the Soviet Union’s version of Sherlock Holmes.