The English graveyard of Mineral del Monte, a magical little piece of Cornwall in Mexico.

These nearly 500-year-old scenes are largely faded by the ravages of time, yet still maintain their power to horrify.

Legend says if this neo-Gothic basilica is ever officially completed, the world will come to an end.

This huge green space packed with activities will make you forget you're in the middle of the Ecuadorian capital.

The gondolas let you glimpse a bird's-eye view of one of the world's highest capital cities.

On this romantic tidal island reachable only at low tide the tomb of a famous French writer overlooks the sea.

Hundreds of prehistoric stones, arranged in perfect lines in a French field.

This tiny cafe is one of the last meeting places of its kind, allowing revolutionaries a place to plot.

These medieval ruins have survived since the 12th century, even providing shelter from the Nazis.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?

There has been an astronomical clock on this spot since the 14th century.

Visitors dating back to the 1600s carved their marks in the stones of the iconic tower.

The castle was reconstructed to fit Kaiser Wilhelm II's romanticized vision of the Middle Ages.

On a cornerstone of the City Museum is the head of a monstrous serpent stolen from an Aztec pyramid 400 years ago.

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

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

One of the largest ochre quarries in the world, hidden in a limestone landscape.

Even France's favorite aquatic son Jacques Cousteau, couldn't get to the bottom of it.

The smallest port in France is named after the pirate who created it.

An isolated 17th-century chapel on a remarkable site once dedicated to Celtic sun worship.

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

Bangkok celebrated its shifting monarchy with a militaristic homage to democracy.