Oliver Cromwell once seized the land under this house, which included the ruins of a medieval abbey that the owner used to build his stately home.

An autonomous republic of Orthodox monks.

The largest game reserve in Africa is home to thousands of species but refuses to house humans.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

The Mysterious Witch Bonney, a haunted statue in an old industrial city.

The inscribed stone at Kilnasaggart is a remnant from nearly a millennium ago.

This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.

Prehistoric sandstone menhir with Early Bronze Age cup and ring markings, also known as Robin Hood's Stone.

Memorial of the Salem witchcraft hysteria in the town of Danvers, where it all began.

Huge standing stones mark a site of megalithic mystery.

One of the tallest maypoles remaining in England in one of its smaller villages.

This former rail stop in Utah was abandoned, repopulated by some nostalgic friends, and now is home to a single DIY aviator who lives in a hangar.

Mysterious man-made rock piles form an ancient cemetery on this rocky beach in Norway.

This South London cemetery holds the remains of more than 15,000 people.

The Cimetière des Chiens et Autres Animaux Domestiques is one of the oldest pet cemeteries in the world.

When this Iron Age bog body was discovered in 1835, it was thought that she had died recently.

Remarkably preserved body discovered in a peat bog.

Preserved "bog person" that is over 2,000 years old.

Iron Age "bog person" preserved for over 2,300 years.

A place as enchanting as the journey to reach it is harrowing.

These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.

This tiny lake temple dedicated to a water goddess seems to float on the surface.