The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.

The ruins of an ancient Zoroastrian Tower of Silence believed to be the earliest example of the traditional funerary practice.

These "50 Fortresses" have been unearthed in the ancient oasis of Khwarezm.

Ancient barriers wrap around what was once an important stop along the Silk Road.

Once a bustling fishing port, this semi-ghost town is now more than 90 miles away from the shore.

Whitewashed mosque contains the world's largest carpet.

The largest falcon hospital in the world, caring for over 6,000 feathered patients every year.

This enormous sports car themed amusement park is home to the world’s fastest roller coaster.

This indoor ski resort has a mountain contained inside a mall.

A preposterously luxurious hotel with gold-plated iPads, Rolls Royce chauffeurs, and a staff that trains by watching "Downton Abbey."

The famous polar explorer stands outside the Royal Geographical Society's headquarters.

Charles Babbage's proto-computer, painstakingly brought to life.

A clock designed to run with perfect accuracy for 10,000 years.

Hidden in the courtyard of the Victoria and Albert Museum is a little-known tribute to two celebrity pooches.

This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.

This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.

Repository for more than 22 million pickled specimens.

A tribute to an explorer and naturalist often overlooked by history.

One of the greatest movie directors of all time lived and worked in this London flat from 1926 to 1939.

The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.

Built in 1911, the Tees Transporter Bridge is one of only six transporter bridges still in operation.

In 1943 the British military took control of this village, telling residents they had to leave temporarily. The villagers were never allowed to return.

Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.

The London statue that imitates passersby.