You can climb to the top of the column built to honor the "father of British inland navigation."

A relic of medieval punishment marks the center of this quintessential English village.

This windmill is believed to be the oldest in the British Isles.

Before firefighters, villagers relied on this simple hook to save their thatched cottages from a fiery doom.

The site of the notorious Great Train Robbery of £2.6 million, one of the biggest heists in English history.

A quartet of tiled art pieces adorn the floors of this prestigious art museum.

An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.

What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?

This former train tunnel is filled with lines from a poem crafted by Robert Louis Stevenson.

These trenches were used to train the Scottish military for life on the frontlines of World War I.

This exhibit showcases the literary work of soldiers who suffered "shell shock" during World War I.

A small subculture of boat dwellers keep their traditional way of living alive at this Hong Kong Typhoon Shelter.

A long-abandoned relic of World War II.

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

Overlooking a Scottish loch, this beautifully crumbling castle once inspired a poem by William Wordsworth.

The breadfruit-adorned final resting place of the infamous Captain of the HMS Bounty.

The little-known second castle that William the Conqueror built in York.

Now overlooking the Home of the British Army, this gargantuan statue was removed from its original location in London.

This tidal island, a sacred site in early English Christianity, was the target of a notable Viking invasion.

This pub has roots dating back to 1430 and serves as the setting for multiple Charles Dickens stories.

A abandoned hostel which was once home to Brunei's brightest students and present-day politicians.

The history of those incarcerated in Singapore during World War II is etched into the bricks of a popular staircase.

Frozen in Norway, vended in Singapore.

This $62 million dollar temple was erected to house one little dental fragment of religious history.