Istanbul, Turkey
Serpent Column
Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.
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Istanbul, Turkey
Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.
Berlin, Germany
On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.
Berlin, Germany
A tour of underground Berlin takes you through WWII air raid shelters and tunnels used to smuggle people out of East Germany.
Berlin, Germany
The bunker where Hitler took his own life is hidden under this deliberately ordinary parking lot.
Singapore
This rare wildlife haven in Singapore feels like you're in the tropical rainforest.
Singapore
A historical convent known for taking in bad luck babies left on its doorstep is now an upscale shopping center.
London, England
London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.
Beijing, China
A bisected journey through evolution's history in the heart of Beijing.
Beijing, China
The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.
Rome, Italy
A Nesting Doll of Churches.
Rome, Italy
This ancient Roman prison is decorated with an upside-down cross not as blasphemy but as saintly tribute.
Rome, Italy
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."
Batu Caves, Malaysia
Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.
Singapore
Singapore's landscaping project is home to 18 incredible Supertrees.
Singapore
This $62 million dollar temple was erected to house one little dental fragment of religious history.
Singapore
The most playful of the life-sized statues that make up Singapore's "People of the River."
Velha Goa, India
Scholar, adventurer, saint, and instigator of the Goa Inquisition.
Pontarfynach, Wales
Three bridges straddle a stream, one stacked upon the other.
Hereford, England
The largest known medieval map of the world.
Hereford, England
Rare collection of medieval books under lock and key.
Glasgow, Scotland
This Scottish museum is the only one in the world to focus not on one religion but all of them.
London, England
Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.
London, England
The anatomical-pathological collection of a man who changed surgery.
London, England
London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.