A picturesque UK gem is brimming with history, culture and character, and blissfully free from large swarms of tourists.

It boasts dramatic cliffside views of the sea, proximity to the North York ... visit when he first laid eyes on Whitby's gothic Abbey. In the novel, Dracula voyages from Transylvania to England ...

White-sand beaches for summer. Although it's not one of the cheapest places to live, every season brings a new reason to love New England. But the area's typically high costs, unfavorable tax ...