Hundreds of Buddhas in a re-discovered Indonesian temple.

Once home to Komodo dragons, this island dreamscape has a rare combination of white, pink, and black sand beaches.

A sprawling nature preserve harbors the world's only living dragons.

This sculpture commemorates a naturalist and an illustrator whose work was a forerunner to modern field guides.

The bones of two medieval royal lions were discovered at the historic fortress.

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

This ruin in a suburban park may be the place where Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" was first performed.

All that remains of the only English cathedral destroyed in the Protestant Reformation.

Built in the 1300s, this magnificent building that hosted England's kings and queens transports you to the Middle Ages.

Every hour on the hour a naked heroine and her leering foil appear from this giant cuckoo clock.

The bombed out remains of the old church were kept intact next to the new one, as a reminder of the futility of war.

A preserved block of timber buildings from the city's industrial era in the Middle Ages.

Remarkably realistic Florida shoal bass "swim" inside this large globoid sculpture.

This tunnel looks like a sliver of Shanghai that's stuck in the past.

A giant scale model giving a sneak peek at what urban planners see for Shanghai by 2020.

Built by the Portuguese colonists in the early 16th century, this fort is one of the oldest European structure in Asia.

Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.

According to fictional Kcymaerxthaereal history, a powerful woman with a voice whose beauty could not be concealed found solace at this site at the Majestic Hotel in Singapore.

This house is one of the most colorful in the country, and is the last remaining example of a historic villa.

The busy transport hub is home to the tallest airport slide in the world.