A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.

A colorful, century-old cemetery of the Yaqui Indian Tribe hidden amid the suburban sprawl of Tempe, Arizona.

Thousands of Mexican Free-Tailed Bats soar around an abandoned storm drain at sunset each summer.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

Once thought to be the mysterious work of a witchy prophetess, a well with unusual properties turns objects into "stone".

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

Modern commuters still pass through this 2,000-year-old Roman archway.

The storied English village that pretended to be insane inspired NYC's nickname and the fictional namesake in the DC Comics universe.

This historic club for wayward boys has shaped some of the biggest names in music almost as much as they have shaped it.

19th century museum with an eclectic mix of curiosities, from Egyptian artifacts to items on archery history to the skull of the world's oldest horse.

Artists have long been drawn to these atmospheric 12th-century ruins.

The bizarre headgear looks like it was made for a fool, not a king.

An enigmatic natural rock formation with a manmade passage cut through the center.

This 2,000-year-old tree inspired the nursery rhyme "Rock-a-bye Baby."

Though much of the castle was robbed of its stones, the underlying earthworks are among the best-preserved in England.

6000-year-old site covered in more than 50 megaliths.

These medieval monastery ruins are surprisingly overlooked by most tourists.

Legend has it the famous Robin Hood would attend mass at this 12th-century Cistercian abbey in Sherwood Forrest.

This industrial museum is based on one of the oldest standing iron forges in the U.K.

One of the last remnants of the Bessemer process that revolutionized steel production during the industrial age.

Amidst towering office buildings, a local pub lives inside Sheffield’s oldest surviving domestic building.

A tribute to the women who quietly kept the local steelworks alive during both world wars.

One of California's oldest continually used high schools has an interesting history, both on and off screen.