Lusby, Maryland
Calvert Cliffs State Park
Captain John Smith thought these cliffs were amazing in 1608 but sharks thought so 20 million years before him.
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Lusby, Maryland
Captain John Smith thought these cliffs were amazing in 1608 but sharks thought so 20 million years before him.
Munfordville, Kentucky
A local scoured more than 1,000 acres for stone to create his masterpiece.
Kesennuma, Japan
Stone slabs along the coast warn of Japan's tsunami-ravaged past, often marking the highest point of a wave's reach.
Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Ireland
There might not be much left of these Irish ruins, but their linguistic legacy is still going strong.
Wicklow, Ireland
An eccentric garden of sculptures crafted in India decorate an Irish green space dedicated to Alan Turing.
Wicklow, Ireland
This 5,300-year-old tomb with mysterious carvings crowns an Irish mountain.
Fovant, England
Soldiers carved these regimental badges into the chalk hills in remembrance of those who died in World War I.
Salisbury, England
The first archaeological site discovered by aerial photography.
Knaresborough, England
A 600-year-old mini shrine guarded by a sword-wielding knight hides in a crumbling cliff face.
Stirling, Scotland
Legend says this rock was once a chopping block for public executions.
Neskowin, Oregon
The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.
Quinter, Kansas
These otherworldly limestone formations jut out from the Kansas prairie.
Renfrewshire, Scotland
This stone was once used by druids to determine a person's innocence or guilt.
New York, New York
The front yard of an Upper East Side town house hides the last fragment of one of New York's most famous theatres.
Rome, Italy
This former Roman Catholic Church still contains the embalmed hearts and organs of 22 popes.
Saint-Denis, France
The mummified heart of Louis XVII, the lost dauphin of the French Revolution.
Dublin, Ireland
This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.
Dublin, Ireland
An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This meticulously extracted nervous system allegedly came from a 19th-century custodian who donated her body to science.
Shingo, Japan
A small Japanese village claims to be the final resting place of the son of God (and God's other son's ear).
Stonington, Connecticut
How did the right arm of a 13th-century English bishop wind up in a Connecticut church?
Naples, Italy
The remains of the left arm of the levitating philosopher-saint are kept in a 13th-century Neapolitan basilica.
Rome, Italy
One of several skulls claiming to belong to the beheaded St. John the Baptist is on display at this Roman church.
London, England
The remains of the great moral philosopher reside in a university in London.