Dozens upon dozens of boulders engraved with scripture tell the story of one man's troubled life.

This plaque marks a place where one of Hollywood’s most famous dancers got his start.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

This trio of neolithic stone monuments are fabled to be a king and his knights that were petrified by a witch.

The beloved fantasy novelist is buried near a church containing a whimsical etched glass window full of Narnia favorites.

In a sleepy village in Oxfordshire, the visionary English writer's gravesite attracts a yearly pilgrimage.

The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.

A petite castle folly in the English countryside.

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

This amazing 15th-century mural remained hidden in plain sight for centuries.

One of these two land speed record-breaking vehicles went so fast it shattered the sound barrier.

"Not too many people can say they've had a nuclear bomb dropped on them, not too many would want to." — Walter Gregg.

A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.

A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

It would take you approximately an hour and a half to walk to the end of Mexico's largest pier.

The meteor that sealed the fate of the dinosaurs landed at this site, one of the largest impact craters in the world.

Still standing despite its considerable slant, this tilted lighthouse has become a local symbol of resilience.

Washington's top-secret Cold War-era doomsday communications tower is located in a small neighborhood park.

A little marble compass above George Washington's (empty) tomb in the Capitol marks where D.C.'s four quadrants intersect.

This imposing Masonic temple a mile from the White House was the first public library in Washington, D.C.

A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.