The home of the Dead Sea Scrolls is an abstract modernist dream.

Oldest Protestant church in the Middle East, designed to resemble a synagogue.

The only quarter of the Old City not dedicated to a major world religion.

A magical oasis in the middle of the Negev Desert.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

These ancient ruins were the final resting place of King Henry II's mistress.

A 26-foot shark sculpture—a statement about bombs—set off a municipal battle royale.

The spot where Oxford garnered its name was also home to a medieval philosopher and includes a house covered in statues.

Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.

This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.

A mysterious lake provides fresh water without any source, somehow restoring itself from atop its mountaintop perch.

Canada's subterranean Cold War museum has doubled as a movie set.

Dozens of large-scale, creative, evocative curios from prominent artists dot the calm outdoor space around this major museum.

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.

The ruins of New Zealand's largest classical-style church.

This bridge was designed to connect a road that never came to fruition.

The "punniest place on Earth” has nearly as many bull-themed puns as it does people.

High winds can make this one scary landing.

This defunct Champlain Oil service station harkens back to the early days of automobiles.

This illuminated sign was the first of its kind in Canada and remains a vestige of the Atomic Age.

A 1995 memorial acknowledges the tremendous contributions of Vietnamese refugees to Canada.

Gargantuan home of Russian science.

Moscow's most popular cemetery includes the graves of numerous cosmonauts.