Cornish legend says these ancient circles were people turned to stone for playing hurling on a Sunday.

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

The controversial urban planner who designed Washington, D.C., was buried in Maryland, and can presently be found in Virginia.

St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.

A measuring mishap led to these artificial stone ladies losing their stomachs.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

A wrecked ship dating back to the American Revolution was only recently discovered off the Delaware coast.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.

This 16th-century house tells the city's history through old artifacts and quirky tales.

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

In northern Ohio, the glorious past of America's trains is on full display.

A 1,100-ton train fell through the floor in 1953. Workers got it patched up in just 72 hours.

The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.

Before founding the American Red Cross, Clara Barton had a tremendous humanitarian impact by locating thousands of missing soldiers.

During the Industrial Revolution this “Temple of Invention” was full of intricate miniature machines and gadgets.

The preamble to the U.S. Constitution written entirely from vanity license plates hangs in the Smithsonian museum.

This charming old building's loose connection with the Scottish Reformer is what saved it from demolition after it split apart.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

The largest madrasa in Morocco once housed more than 900 students within its exquisite walls.

This vast masterpiece of Moroccan architecture spreads across 20 acres.

This restored 17th century synagogue is one of the few remaining structures in Morocco’s ruined Jewish quarters.

The courtyard of this small Marinid madrasa is a dazzling example of intricate Islamic architecture.