A maritime museum holding the remains of Blackbeard's pirate ship.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

The pockmarks across the building's facade are remnants of the Blitz.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

The only pub in the world surrounded by an ancient stone circle.

The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.

The first archaeological site discovered by aerial photography.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

Giant naked man on a hillside.

An ancient fortification lives on in this Chinese city.

The highest monastery in the world operates a tiny guesthouse with doors open to all.

Also known as the "Red Taj Mahal."

The world's second-largest sundial, made entirely out of stone.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

The mysterious empty cupola behind the monumental arch points to an ancient prophecy of Delhi.

Time has stopped at the house where Gandhi died.

India's first open-air public art district sits in the heart of the country's capital.

An ancient iron pillar in Delhi that seems to be rustproof.

World's most expensive home.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

This hanging crocodile is thought to be the "dragon" that once plagued a Czech city.

A cheeky architectural easter egg.