A tiny, hidden alleyway dedicated to the father of meteorology.

J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

A tiny village in Wales claims the name of a noble medieval hound slain for a crime he didn't commit.

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

Catacombs turned marketplace.

A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."

England's most notorious suicide spot.

Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.

The Goose Girl of Göttingen, Germany might well be the most kissed girl in the world.

A stone slab in Madrid marks the point from which the distances of Spain's national roads are measured.

Living towers made of people that are now recognized by UNESCO.

The world's most elegant power lines.

Catalonia Tradition: Beating the hollow Christmas log until it defecates in your fireplace.

Giant topiary dog once played a role in a terrorist bomb plot.