St John's, Isle of Man
Manx Giant's Pillar
An unusual monument to a 19th-century circus star.
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St John's, Isle of Man
An unusual monument to a 19th-century circus star.
Liverpool, England
Prehistoric sandstone menhir with Early Bronze Age cup and ring markings, also known as Robin Hood's Stone.
Hale, England
Final resting place of John Middleton "The Childe of Hale."
Ghan, Australia
Finding the exact middle of a giant land mass is hard to determine, but this spot managed to do the trick.
Birdsville, Australia
A historic hotel on the edge of the Australian outback.
Alton Barnes, England
This massive chalk hill carving is one of England's most beloved giant horse geoglyphs.
Amesbury, England
Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
Salisbury, England
The first archaeological site discovered by aerial photography.
Avebury, England
The only pub in the world surrounded by an ancient stone circle.
Avebury, England
The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.
Swindon, England
England's only square-dimension hill horse was built to celebrate Queen Victoria's coronation.
Faringdon, England
The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.
Hamsey, England
Now isolated, this church was once the center of a bustling village that succumbed to the Black Death.
East Sussex, England
England's most notorious suicide spot.
Dungeness, England
An avant-garde artist is survived by his seaside garden.
Caesarea, Israel
Built by a king and rebuilt by an emperor, this aqueduct transported water for 1,200 years to this ancient Mediterranean hub.
Berlin, Germany
Tiny memorials honor individual victims of the Holocaust.
Augsburg, Germany
In this truly magical place, rent hasn't been raised since the year 1520.
Berlin, Germany
On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Kotor, Montenegro
These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.
Tatev, Armenia
The world's longest nonstop reversible cable car soars through spectacular scenery to the medieval Tatev Monastery.
Aksaray, Turkey
In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.
Brussels, Belgium
A shining memorial to a Belgian hero is said to bring luck to anyone who touches it.