Antarctica's bustling metropolis, originally established by Richard E. Byrd.

A familiar otherworldly creature guards this 12th-century Scottish abbey.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

In the back of a nondescript sports bar is a museum-worthy mural by legendary cartoonists.

Roses and other fascinating flora fill this garden built to commemorate Britain's immortal Bard.

A historic beacon built in the aftermath of the worst maritime disaster on the Great Lakes.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

A centuries-old forgotten underworld lies beneath Malta.

The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.

Light still pours into the ruins of this ancient Islamic observatory.

18m long sarcophagus of a constantly growing dead prophet.

Once a bustling fishing port, this semi-ghost town is now more than 90 miles away from the shore.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

Dynastic Home of the De Piro Family.

The rocks are a time capsule of a 407-million-year-old Earth.

Looking for a unifying history, Uzbekistan finds its answer in a 14th Century Turco-Mongol conqueror... despite the fact he wasn't Uzbek.

The ruins of an ancient Zoroastrian Tower of Silence believed to be the earliest example of the traditional funerary practice.

Ancient barriers wrap around what was once an important stop along the Silk Road.

Where Stoddart and Connolly suffered in the infamous Bug Pit.

This "tower of death" has acted as an observatory, a religious hub, and an executioner's lair.

The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

1513 Turkish world map, full of European state secrets and snarky commentary.

This Rhode Island mansion was a stand-in for the exteriors of Collinwood in the original "Dark Shadows" series.