Sited in an Inner Mongolian desert are the remnants of an important trade stop along the Silk Road.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

Granny Smiths and Fujis can both be traced back to Kazakhstan, where apples still grow wild.

Two monstrous faces loom over a village in Czechia.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

The ornate structure is part of a building boasting more marble than the Vatican.

A hidden plaque is the only reminder of the lost palace where two storied English kings were born.

This popular cave pool is truly magical, despite the crowds.

This stone quarry was used to make axes and other tools more than 6,000 years ago.

Remnants of a 4th-century church with vivid medieval frescoes and ancient sarcophagi hide beneath this old basilica.

The most southern point you can drive to in the Western Hemisphere.

Local legend says Isaac Newton built this footbridge without any screws, bolts, or nails.

The largest and best-preserved Roman amphitheater in Africa was designed to seat 35,000 people.

Climbing this abandoned railway leads to breathtaking vistas of O‘ahu.

This 5,000-year-old tomb once had its own hinged door.

The elegant manor house where Kaiser Wilhelm II lived in exile after World War I.

A controversial magical figure is hidden within a diorama of the city.

This colorful palace is an oasis of calm amid the hustle and bustle of the Buriganga riverfront.

Only a fragment of this 15th-century Dance of Death survives today.

This 8th-century Bavarian monastery is home to an exquisite Baroque-era library.

This lone tree and dramatic sandstone outcropping are so beloved by Michiganders they can be found on one of the state’s coins.

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

Just saying the name of this town out loud is said to bring bad luck.