Avebury, England
Avebury
The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.
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Avebury, England
The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.
Amesbury, England
Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
Warminster, England
The longest hedge maze in the world.
Paris, France
A beautiful Victorian statue shows France's enduring love of the rhinoceros.
Paris, France
This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.
Paris, France
This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.
Middlesbrough, England
Built in 1911, the Tees Transporter Bridge is one of only six transporter bridges still in operation.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.
Bath, England
This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.
London, England
Legend has it that seven Anglo-Saxon kings were coronated on this stone, located in the appropriately-named town of Kingston.
East Molesey, England
The world's largest grapevine has produced a delicious harvest at Hampton Court Palace for almost 250 years.
East Molesey, England
England's oldest surviving hedge maze has been confusing visitors for over 300 years.
Marrakesh, Morocco
Deliberately hidden for centuries, the magnificent Saadian Tombs were eventually uncovered in 1917.
Marrakesh, Morocco
Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.
Singapore
This statue once earned the distinction as one of the "Three Major Disappointments of the World."
Woombye, Australia
A giant Australian fruit and tropical farm.
Fraser Island, Australia
WWI hospital ship lost in a cyclone turns up on the coast of Fraser Island, where she remains rusted and forgotten.
The Caves, Australia
A wonder of natural limestone formations etched by millions of years of natural interaction between rainfall and rock and air.
Katoomba, Australia
This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.
Fraser Island, Australia
The only pollutant in the clear blue water is sunscreen.
Berlin, Germany
The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".
Berlin, Germany
This Berlin island is home to a flock of free-roaming peacocks, as well as a historic ivory folly.