Petra District, Jordan
Petra
An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.
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Petra District, Jordan
An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.
Örencik, Turkey
This hunter-gatherer architecture is believed to be the oldest religious complex known.
Baker, Nevada
The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.
Boulder, Colorado
The clock that sets them all.
Lovell, Wyoming
Native Americans built this circle of stones, which was used to predict astronomical events.
Svalbard, Norway
This Arctic storage facility is a secure backup for agricultural biodiversity.
Halberstadt, Germany
Constantly maintained, this organ is playing a six-century long composition by John Cage.
Ehlanzeni, South Africa
Hidden in the hills is a mysterious stone structure, known only to a few.
Istanbul, Turkey
A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.
Lundin Links, Scotland
A trio of giant megalithic stones in the middle of a golf course.
Machrie, Scotland
More stones than Stonehenge, all scattered within a windswept landscape sure to enchant 'Outlander' fans.
Faroe Islands
The narrow passages will challenge even the bravest driver.
Bristol, England
The unusual clock on this 18th-century market building has an extra minute hand for "Bristol time."
London, England
This overlooked street light once served as a KGB dead letter box.
London, England
London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.
London, England
A discarded movie prop that was the original monolith for "2001: A Space Odyssey."
Paris, France
The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.
Renfrewshire, Scotland
This stone was once used by druids to determine a person's innocence or guilt.
Godalming, England
The hidden "ballroom" under a mansion lake was built by a criminal who ate a cyanide pill during his trial.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.
London, England
This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.
London, England
A musical composition 1000 years in length plays at the Trinity Buoy Wharf in London.
Madrid, Spain
An automaton perched above an classic clock and watch store
Genoa, Italy
The "Mona Lisa" of funerary art.