Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.

An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

A painting in the historic Cathedral Basilica depicts Jesus and his disciples dining on a traditional Peruvian menu.

This Peruvian canyon is filled with geometric salt pools that have been being harvested since the Incan empire.

Huge stone depressions which may have acted as an Incan agricultural experiment.

The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.

Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

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

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

A rough granite monument marks the spot where Europeans first caught sight of the San Francisco Bay.

A beautiful young girl said to have been buried alive in her coffin…

Buenos Aires' city of the dead contains some very famous remains, including Eva Perón.

This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.