Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.

Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.

One of the few standing Roman lighthouses and a labyrinth of tunnels are a couple of the secrets at this historic castle.

One of Europe's oldest libraries.

Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.

The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

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

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

The longest hedge maze in the world.

A dazzling temple featuring a towering 12-meter golden Buddha.

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

For centuries young Thai men used this Giant Swing as a slingshot to heaven.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

A memorial in the Tiergarten is a reminder of the suffering inflicted on homosexuals by the Nazi regime.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

Standing atop 2nd-century Roman ruins, this church is one of the oldest and most iconic in Old Cairo.

One of its engravings is believed to be among the first representations of medical and surgical instruments.

This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

Known as the Sistine Chapel of Egypt, this tomb houses some of the most well-preserved paintings in Egypt.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.