Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.

A tiny park in the middle of some big power politics.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

These quintessentially English stepping stones were built for Victorian tourists.

The longest manmade tunnel in Queensland is now a beautiful trail, home to a special colony of bent-wing bats.

This trail follows unique stone railroad tracks and a historic waterway to the south coast of Devon.

A winding medieval path was used by mourners to carry their dead to the nearest church.

This extravagant villa built by a Burmese merchant is part pagoda and part European mansion.

This gem-encrusted temple is said to contain some of the Buddha's hair which can make the deaf hear and the blind see.

This 19th-century pub features stained-glass windows celebrating Victorian-era "champions."

The roof of one of the world’s largest spice markets provides a grand view over the neighborhood's glorious bustle.

These experimental weapons brought World War II to Nebraska as well as 26 other U.S. states.

Revolutionary War casualties fill the only 17th century structure remaining in Manhattan.

A pair of stones embedded in an Edinburgh street memorialize one of the city's last public hangings.

An odd, ancient window that may have once been part of a brutal prison is embedded in the side of New York's Police Plaza.

You may recognize this beautiful grove within Kaitoke Regional Park as location of the house of Elrond.

The front yard of an Upper East Side town house hides the last fragment of one of New York's most famous theatres.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

A museum in the heart of Virginia peanut country devoted to the humble goober.

This memorial pays homage to Pueblo's four Medal of Honor recipients.

Thousands of effigies of Buddha watch from caves set high above a legendary river, plus whiskey.

Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.

This Scottish graveyard is the final resting place of the man who inspired the character Ebenezer Scrooge.