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Ancient structures used to make and preserve ice in the deserts of Persia.

The lovely lake that was naturally dammed, then naturally destroyed, then unnaturally saved.

This picturesque archeological site looks like it was pulled straight from a fantasy novel.

Stunning ruins of what was once the center of one of the greatest empires in East Africa.

17th century mosque for Shah Abbas' harem.

This 17th-century mausoleum is topped with an acoustic marvel.

These 40,000-year-old stenciled hands are older than the famous cave art in France and Spain.

The largest known medieval map of the world.

The world's oldest map of the holy land gives us a fragmented glimpse of the layout of biblical nations.

It's always summer at the beach inside this former airship hangar.

A new kind of theme park for adults off the Las Vegas Strip.

137 graves holding New England's earliest residents.

Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.

The kind of mixed-up place that drives archaeologists crazy.

Local legends say that fairies used to dance in the moonlight here and invite handsome young men into their grottoes.

The construction of a tram line unveiled hidden remnants of the old medieval city.

This beautiful Miami garden was designed as a laboratory for tropical plants.

A remarkably well preserved tower dating all the way back to the Iron Age.

Ancient Egyptian relief, claimed to depict an electrical light.

A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.

Countless stories attempt to explain Poland's mysterious J-shaped trees.

Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.

Perched on a spindly rock spire in a Greek archipelago, this lighthouse would make a perfect wizard's tower.

A fairytale-like medieval church perched atop a rocky cliff on Italy's "Coast of the Gods."