18m long sarcophagus of a constantly growing dead prophet.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

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

A fortified city, home to a remaining population of five families

The largest known medieval map of the world.

Rare collection of medieval books under lock and key.

This bridge is the first to be made entirely from iron, but designed like it was still made of wood.

The world's only managed flock of mute swans was established as a factory for monk meat but is now an adorable sanctuary.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.

Gladiators battle and chariots race daily in the ruins of a once-great Roman city.

Beasts and branches swirl in sandstone carvings, interrupted by one strange creature.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years old and harbors many surprises.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

The largest known Ancient Egyptian obelisk.

A museum marks and documents the site of the Titanic's launch.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

The ancient latrines of the Greeks, in all their public glory.

The Bristol Camera Obscura housed in an ancient windmill.

England's most notorious suicide spot.

A Victorian natural history and ethnographic museum with wonderful turn-of-the-century, science-book-esque evolution displays.

Regency-era excess on the English Coast.