High Victorian fantasy created a fairytale castle out of a ruined fortress in Wales.

At the United Kingdom's only residential library you can sleep among the books.

A memorial marks the spot where a plane crash killed several United Nations members on a peace mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Once the home of a hermetic monk, this cave now houses a small church.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

The Buddhist temples of Yamadera, built into a mountain side, feature a viewing deck with sweeping views.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

This ancient temple is set up to take you on a pilgrimage of self.

This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

This likeness of the famous revolutionary is entirely made of recycled scraps of metal.

This feature of the city's aqueduct has achieved numismatic fame thanks to its appearance on Mexican banknotes.

Built by King Norodom to honor his late father.

Classical ruins that remember ancient Rome's presence in Africa.

The oldest monument in Marrakesh and the city's only surviving example of Almoravid architecture.

Morocco's Argania trees are infested with nut-hungry goats.

The ruins of an ancient temple to the Aztec wind god discovered in the middle of a metro station.

One of the most well-preserved temples of ancient Egypt.

This former monument to an invented Iraqi victory was turned into a military camp during the subsequent invasion.

A former French military respite turned jungle tourism hotspot.

Once a year in Pomuch, the dead are taken out for a cleaning.

Explore the atmospheric ruins of an abandoned convent in the dense forests of Mexico's first national park.

Beautiful palace stands tall over the Fergana Valley.