This 17th-century pub once had a hole in its wall so the neighboring blacksmith could easily access beer.

This ancient jade mask depicting the Zapotec bat god was found in the ruins of the pyramids of Monte Alban.

Scotland still bears an enormous scar of its Roman past.

The original resting place of Queen Cleopatra and Mark Antony's only daughter.

This spectacular mosque houses the second-largest chandelier in the world.

This lonely tomb is all that remains of a once-bustling ancient trade hub visited by Marco Polo.

This strange sculpture of a menacing skull surrounded by sun rays was discovered at the foot of the Pyramid of the Sun.

This former royal palace with gorgeous gardens became the first museum in Morocco.

Located just behind a quiet residential neighborhood, this is ground zero for the Salem witchcraft hysteria of 1692.

An all-female order shares an ancient culinary art with visitors at their mountaintop monastery.

What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.

One of the largest and oldest caravansaries in Persia.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

This museum remembers the tough Mormon trek across America through an intriguing array of artifacts.

A museum in rural Utah documents the history of the Japanese Americans who were forcibly relocated there.

An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.

Mirrored floors and arched shelves create the illusion of an infinite tunnel of books.

The sinister ruins of one of the worst dam failures of the 20th century lie in this astonishing alpine setting.

Ancient structures used to make and preserve ice in the deserts of Persia.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

The bizarre headgear looks like it was made for a fool, not a king.

To enter the lower hall of this temple, you must first walk through a dragon.

Japan's largest area of "pink moss" turns the hillside bright pink every spring.

The world's spiciest ice cream comes from Glasgow.