Over a millennium ago, this site on the shores of Lake Titicaca was home to a city of more than 10,000 people.

One of the iconic moai of Rapa Nui stands guard in Lyall Bay as a symbol of the friendship between New Zealand and Chile.

The 20th-century archaeologist was interred among the ruins of an ancient Roman city.

A refurbished locomotive from a bygone era in the middle of the Jordanian desert.

This ancient town is full of stunning Ottoman architecture and streets so narrow trash collection is done by donkey.

The Siege of Naarden ended in 1814, but the cannonballs embedded in the town church remain.

At the base of this tower, a plaque marks the original center point of the Netherlands.

The house of physicists Paul Ehrenfest was also a temporary dwelling and study for his good friend Albert Einstein.

The remains of a medieval wall discovered in the basement of a jewelry store.

This bell tower is the only one of its kind in the Netherlands and was a symbol of prestige.

Albert Einstein would often sit in this chair during visits to the observatory to discuss science with Willem de Sitter.

Once housed in the towers of this Gothic church, this 17th century clock still ticks today.

This early 19th-century graveyard is the final resting place of Vincent van Gogh's mother.

Stained-glass windows inspired by Vincent van Gogh's paintings decorate this church in the town where the artist's career began.

The bridges portrayed on EU currency aren't fictional anymore.

Its town washed away centuries ago, this lonely tower by the sea tells the tale of a mermaid and a curse.

This historical Netherlands fortress still bears the marks of its single siege.

The ruins of a medieval castle that once belonged to one of the most powerful families in the Netherlands.

This large copper bolt represents the benchmark for measuring sea levels in most of Europe.

A grassy pyramid named after a French battle.

This miniature take on the Kremlin is one Dutch man's retirement project.

Birthplace of the "Cat in the Cradle" and a cluster of iconic, original windmills that let the Dutch tame the seas.

Museum preserving torture methods from the past.

This is Britain's one and only clock concealed in the pavement.