An obelisk marks the spot where a British explorer's heart was buried before the rest of his body was transported to England.

Created as a "model concentration camp" to hide Nazi atrocities from the international community, this former camp-ghetto now holds a museum and memorial honoring the lives lost within.

A pyramidal marker where the borders of Venezuela, Brazil, and Guyana meet on top of Mount Roraima.

A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

Ancient artists in the middle of nowhere.

This "dead marsh" sits among the largest sand dunes in the world, a forest frozen in time.

The world's tallest aluminum statue is also the world's tallest image of a winged Virgin Mary.

Since the 1700s, this old barrel has acted as a post box that relies on the kindness of travelers.

This 16th-century monastery was founded to cloister the daughters of wealthy local families.

A Christian monastery stands on what was once a holy Incan temple.

Built on the remains of one the Incas’ most important gathering spots, this square keeps the spirit of a fallen empire alive.

An Inca spa, military outpost or maybe… both?

Situated on a sacred Inca site, this 16th-century cathedral took nearly 100 years to build.

This geometric feat is a testament to the Incas' mesmerizing architectural abilities.

Did Inca children also slide down these smooth rocky slopes above Cusco?

This historic lighthouse has been reincarnated as the perfect picnic place.

A World War II gun battery sits at the easternmost point of North America.

The first transatlantic wireless signal was received at this 17th-century fort.

Hundreds of enormous icebergs drift through this waterway every year.

The world's only managed flock of mute swans was established as a factory for monk meat but is now an adorable sanctuary.

A popular day's outing in Bovington consists of watching military tank driving practice.

A local museum honors the overlooked discoveries of Mary Anning, one of the first professional fossil hunters.