Kyrgyzstan
San Tash Burial Mound
According to one story, this burial mound is made up of stones that represent the casualties of a major battle.
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Kyrgyzstan
According to one story, this burial mound is made up of stones that represent the casualties of a major battle.
Przhevalsk, Kyrgyzstan
This museum is dedicated to one of Russia's greatest explorers.
Yrdyk, Kyrgyzstan
On the shores of Kyrgyzstan's Issyk-Kul Lake, a family cooks a feast that tells the sad tale of a people's exile.
Zharkent, Kazakhstan
This unique wooden mosque resembling a Chinese pagoda was said to be built without the use of nails.
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Enormous statue of the Emperor of the Mongols.
Palermo, Italy
Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.
Dubrovnik, Croatia
A wunderkammer of gold and silver reliquaries and ancient saintly bones.
Birsay, Scotland
This tiny island featuring 9th-century Viking ruins is only accessible at low tide.
Manhattan Beach, California
The sun acts as a key that only fits this giant keyhole twice a year.
Woking, England
An enormous alien invades Woking, England, as an homage to the H.G. Wells classic 'The War of the Worlds.'
Tudeley, England
This medieval church is the only one in the world that features all Marc Chagall stained-glass windows.
Cuevas, Spain
A road that winds through this natural cave is the only way to access the small, appropriately-named village of Cuevas.
Lugo, Spain
Remarkably intact Roman stone fortifications have encircled this Spanish city for centuries.
Vale de Nogueiras, Portugal
This Gallo-Roman sanctuary is dedicated to Serápis, god of the underworld.
Arouca, Portugal
One of the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridges.
Lisbon, Portugal
The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.
Lisbon, Portugal
The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.
Valencia, Spain
This house's itty bitty size means no humans allowed.
Valencia, Spain
Vibrant street art created with mixed media.
Teruel, Spain
This multi-level, aqueduct-footbridge hybrid is one of the greatest works of the Spanish Renaissance.
Teruel, Spain
These magnificently sculpted tombs represent Spain's own legendary version of "Romeo and Juliet."