Lonely minaret stump of a destroyed city.

Time capsule of a museum, in which the Soviet Union remains alive and kicking.

This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

Anonymously sculpted and donated, these sculptures made from poetry books and pages are sprinkled around the city.

The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.

This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.

This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.

A station built to repel pirates now attracts wealthy vacationers.

The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.

You'll never meet anyone this passionate about elephant droppings.

Ming Dynasty necropolis raided during the Cultural Revolution.

This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

God's Saharan sandbox of wrath.

A fortified city, home to a remaining population of five families

All that remains of the only English cathedral destroyed in the Protestant Reformation.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

Britain’s longest ancient monument, this great 8th century earthwork was built to mark the boundary between what would become England and Wales.

The longest and tallest aqueduct in Britain can actually be sailed across.

19th century museum with an eclectic mix of curiosities, from Egyptian artifacts to items on archery history to the skull of the world's oldest horse.

A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.