Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.

These ancient ruins hide in plain sight next to a dessert shop.

The only surviving choragic monument is a trophy awarded in 334 BC for the winning dramatic chorus.

A hidden gem in the middle of the city's infamous Jewelry Quarter.

This 19th-century performer's gravestone identifies her as "the smallest woman ever in this Kingdom."

A bench and a bridge pay tribute to Birmingham's favorite heavy metal band.

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

This Greek Orthodox church houses the mummified body of St. Spyridon.

This library dates back to the late 17th century and was one of the first public lending libraries in England.

This building was once a town hall, a fire station, a prison, a dairy market, and the target for two marksmen.

A little-known ruin with a convoluted history and a fascinating latrine drainage system.

Remarkable medieval wall paintings decorate this 12th-century, dog-friendly church.

A shrine to one of England's female saints in what is believed to be her former home.

The recreated ruins of a house designed to memorialize a World War I shelling on the town.

This historic castle was already in ruins by the 13th century.

The much-beloved mascot of a local museum.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

The pioneer of psychoanalysis spent the final year of his life here, still seeing patients on that famous couch.

The site of London’s first coffee house has been serving refreshments of one kind or another for 360 years.

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

A friendly pub with a sordid past in cock fighting.

A totem pole of heads to represent the different stages of life.

Originally built for London’s cab drivers, this bright green hut now serves anyone a hot drink or meal.

Built by the Portuguese colonists in the early 16th century, this fort is one of the oldest European structure in Asia.