The ruins of New Zealand's largest classical-style church.

An unusual and powerful memorial in which earthquake victims are remembered by empty white chairs.

A giant doughnut was given to the small New Zealand town of Springfield to promote "The Simpsons Movie."

The Dalai Lama named this New Zealand landscape the "Spiritual Center of the Universe."

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

This no man's land slicing through the island is strewn with abandoned relics of another time.

This 700-year-old Cyprus castle is the birthplace of the world's oldest wine, said to be toasted by Richard the Lionheart at his wedding.

This eye-catching roundabout sculpture commemorates one of England's best World War II-era "shadow factories."

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 ruined medieval castle was the scene of Lord Robert Dudley’s seductive reception for Queen Elizabeth I.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

Museum about life, death, and cannibalism in the Stone Age.

Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.

The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

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

A whimsical menagerie of creatures carved into a 300-year-old tree trunk.

One of the oldest theaters in Australia, it's also said to be haunted by a performer who died on stage.

Melbourne's favorite bronze dog.

There are millions of temples in India, but only one prominent temple dedicated to the Hindu creator god.

Once an indicator of social class, the color blue has come to define this city on the edge of the Thar Desert.

Legend has it a commoner volunteered to be buried alive in the foundation so that the great fortress could be built.

Hidden in the shadow of a rocky fortress is one concubine’s long-forgotten legacy.