This Roman arch marks the location of an ancient gate at one of the Seven Hills of Rome.

This lost city belongs to one of the earliest civilizations in the world.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

A uniquely robust and historic look at Mexico's omnipresent dance with Death.

If they push on just the right spot, even the weakest person can move this titanic boulder.

Wax models of disease and deformity are on display at this German medical museum.

The former Nazi concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.

The spiral staircase hidden inside this giant Parisian column was likely built for Catherine de Medici's astrologer.

The haunting concrete remains of a Nazi pebble crusher can still be found in this small French commune.

Rusting away on the edge of New Jersey are the remains of a Cold War missile launch site.

Napoleon's childhood home is now open for people to explore the beginnings of France's short general.

Communism's topsy-turvy effect on Poland has been brought to life in this wacky tourist trap.

The man who gave his name to magnetic measurement is buried in the city where he did his best work.

A Bronze age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini might have been the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis.

Buried five stories underground, this Soviet bunker is packed with gas masks and Cold War paraphernalia.

A monument to Lenin has been transformed into a statue of everyone's favorite black-helmeted, fool-choking Sith Lord.

This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.

In the best of all possible worlds, everyone will get a chance to see this statue in which Voltaire's heart is interred.

Within this lovely Richmond cemetery lie the remains of famous Virginians and some of Edgar Allan Poe's most beloved family and friends.

This might just be the TARDIS of bookstores.

Edoras, capital city of Rohan in Lord of the Rings, once sat atop this isolated New Zealand mountain.

Masterful ceramic fountain and map of the Pacific Basin.

One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.

An Iron Age fort on the edge of a seaside cliff offers a glimpse into an ancient, mystical world.