The remains of the oldest synagogue in Britain lay forgotten for seven centuries, hidden under a humble shop.

The beloved fantasy novelist is buried near a church containing a whimsical etched glass window full of Narnia favorites.

The grounds of this Jacobean estate contain one of the oldest mulberry trees in England.

A powerful tribute to the victims who suffered under Ethiopia's most devastating regime.

A tribute to the intrepid explorer and his crew who perished in terrible conditions on an ill-fated expedition to the Arctic.

The small bright red pillar survived the 1996 Manchester bombing virtually unscathed.

An English explorer's vast natural history collection has the first realistic dioramas of animals staged in their natural habitats.

This hidden green space is the city's second largest conservatory.

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

3,000 family pets and military animals are buried in this London graveyard.

The cedar tree in Highgate Cemetery earned its title by accident.

A Neolithic burial site built 1,000 years before Stonehenge.

Art Deco and “Wrenaissance” mash-up, this recently restored royal residence has been home to kings and comes with secret monkey passages included.

The last operating synagogue in Afghanistan is run by Zablon Simintov, the last remaining Jew in Afghanistan.

The handiwork of a underdog clockmaker who solved an impossible problem for an Empire, and forever revolutionized seafaring.

This artist's home turned gallery/museum preserves the creator's love of "Eastern" influences.

This collection of illusory paraphernalia has been culled from the history of London's premier magician's club.

One of the oldest restaurants in the Seychelles.

Hidden on the urban banks of a Manchester river are a series of abandoned waterside industrial sites.

This historic London residence was once the womb of Scientology.

This wildly-tiled artist's palace is a living and growing account of the creator's life, loves, and labors.

A Victorian school for poverty stricken waifs has been preserved as a museum to their donated education.

One of the few standing Roman lighthouses and a labyrinth of tunnels are a couple of the secrets at this historic castle.

A gallery specifically dedicated to the botanical illustrations of a remarkable traveling lady.