The final resting place of soldiers who fell during the First and Second World Wars.

This sculpture celebrates a boules tournament and the link between Leeds and its twin city Lille.

This sculpture of Edward of Woodstock is surrounded by eight Victorian lamp bearers.

This device was crucial to the Industrial Revolution development of Leeds.

An open-air museum exhibiting a total of 52 century-old buildings, recreating Hokkaido’s “pioneer village.”

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

This enormous "shamoji" means more to the people of Miyajima than just a way getting rice onto a plate.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

The groundbreaking Japanese shrine maiden who invented the art of kabuki.

More than 300 years old, Kyoto's historic "teahouse" still operates as an invitation-only geisha club.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

Eyam took steps to quarantine themselves and keep the plague from spreading.

This popular square's history as the former site of a church is right beneath your feet.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

Uganda's smallest savannah park is home to over 350 species of birds and mammals.

This small roadside eatery exists in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, as the equator runs right through it.

This park is home to around 500 bird species.

A strangely forgotten claimant to the much contested title of "Source of the Nile."

An open air haven for tropical monkeys in the damp moors of the English country.