In a quiet hamlet above Penistone, these village stocks are still standing.

All that remains of this former mill town is a ranger station and some crumbling buildings.

A natural rock bridge towers above the sea.

This former Soviet military base has over 10 original aircraft and an enormous amount of memorabilia on display.

The largest treasure hoard in Europe is contained in a castle that was bombed out during World War II.

This remote piece of Cape Breton coast was the unceremonious landing site of the first solo, east-west transatlantic flight made by a female aviator.

A small stone memorial marks the spot where a Bristol Beaufort aircraft crashed in 1941.

This 19th-century ghost town offers a stunning view of Lake Michigan and a journey through the region's industrial past.

Today this former Nazi concentration camp stands as a poignant memorial to the victims of fascism, and a warning from history.

A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."

An 800-year-old island castle in Guernsey's main harbor.

A Neolithic passage tomb said to have sheltered two legendary Irish lovers.

A former coastal watch post has been turned into a bothy with unrivaled views of the sea and its inhabitants.

One of the earliest—and most commonly forgotten—acts of rebellion against English rule.

The world's first cageless zoo is working to save endangered Tasmanian devils.

The forgotten and tragic story of the thousands of female convicts forcibly transported to Tasmania is told inside the ruins of this notorious 19th-century workhouse.

The site of the gruesome massacre—and maybe cannibalism—of five men, a tragedy that made Alferd Packer infamous.

The world's only full-size replica of the research hut used by Douglas Mawson for his 1911-14 Australasian Antarctic Expedition.

These ancient rock graves were featured on the cover of a Black Sabbath compilation album.

A distinctive building that incorporates a mythical beast into its architecture.

Dedicated to the American general whose reply to a German demand for surrender was simply "Nuts!"

This Scottish bay still reveals evidence of its days as a seaside swimming pool.

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.

Named after the German word for "a longingness to travel," this park brings together thousands of city and street signs from around the world.