One of few surviving standpipe water towers in the U.S.

What was meant to be a temporary exhibit is now a permanent fixture at the St. Louis Zoo filled with beautiful birds.

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

The first rural cemetery west of the Mississippi is home to the elaborate tombs of St. Louis' local beer barons.

The oldest bridge in South Carolina may have been designed by the same man who created the Washington Monument.

According to local lore, this narrow passageway through two large rocks was accidentally created by the devil himself.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

When this massive wooden temple ran out of rope, they made one out of devotees' hair.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.

An outstanding and haunting glimpse of the horrors of the Great Famine of Ireland.

Mortarless walls that stretch for miles are a lovely solution for creating grazing land in the harsh terrain of the Aran Islands.

An Iron Age fort on the edge of a seaside cliff offers a glimpse into an ancient, mystical world.

While only two of the ancient buildings at this site are actually churches this was one of the earliest Irish pilgrimage sites ever.

A hugely vast Irish landscape of barren rock that stretches for miles.

A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

This 11th century tower is said to be the oldest building in Oxford.

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

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world