These abandoned country fairgrounds are filled with replicas of Spanish monuments.

A showcase of engineering might that was also symbolic of westward expansion.

The author's beautiful and historic home is also a fully functioning goat farm.

This 200-meter-high waterfall marks the site of Achilles’s immortal baptism at the mouth of the River Styx.

This museum in the tower of the oldest church in Gdańsk, is home to centuries-old time-keeping devices and the world's first pulsar clock.

The first designer power line in Estonia.

A limestone sculpture of a praying man resides over the site where 23 Chinese cockle pickers died.

All that remains of an ancient royal palace is a water channel that was used for drinking games.

A famous pilgrimage site that remains hidden in the midst of a city.

Instead of faces, these sculptures have barcodes—statements on societal dehumanization.

The birthplace of modern China.

This ancient rock shelter features cave art and is one of the most culturally important sites in the country.

This stone was once used by druids to determine a person's innocence or guilt.

This store also houses a museum dedicated to the history of these small, historic community shops.

A memorial to the soldiers who died in the bloody battles to control Verdun in World War I.

The site where chief Miantonomo of the Narraganset people was captured.

A modern frieze of ancient Grecian mythological figures playing a national pastime.

An abandoned mansion is now a haven for urban explorers.

Underneath this Byzantinian church lies a necropolis filled with ancient tombs and the ruins of previous churches.

One of the most spectacular 18th-century bridges in Scotland.

This film studio and amusement park is considered one of the greatest filming locations in China.

This phallic temple was erected in the forest to honor the tragic death of a samurai lord's son.

This medieval church in Rome was almost destroyed following a terrorist attack in 1993.

Overlooking Puget Sound sits a garden with a Buddhist prayer wheel and an elaborate labyrinth.