Semi-precious Blue John stones have been mined in this cavern system for centuries.

This historic club for wayward boys has shaped some of the biggest names in music almost as much as they have shaped it.

Dating back almost 400 years, the oldest public collection library in the United Kingdom was once the study hall of Karl Marx.

Giant heads occasionally litter the industrial Houston neighborhood where sculptor David Adickes has his studio.

Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.

An apparition of Virgin Mary in Herzegovina.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

A famous burial ground with a history both grim and literary.

This witch statue remembers a time in England's history when fear trumped truth.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

The quiet field that inspired one of the most famous songs of all time.

The largest known medieval map of the world.

One of the oldest amusement rides in existence was a huge disappointment to its creator.

This bridge is embedded with a giant steel dragon that breathes fire from its mouth.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

The remains of what was, not so long ago, the world's largest city.

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

The abandoned site of the Beatles spiritual awakening and subsequent revolt.

The gravestone of a delicate singer-songwriter bears a fittingly introspective epitaph.

Pyramid shaped monument with a tall tale attached.

Deep in the Thar desert, a temple crawling with thousands of holy rats.