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

This unassuming tree stump reportedly traces its roots to the famous pharaoh queen's reign.

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

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

The oldest still-inhabited hill fort in India looks like a magnificent golden sandcastle.

Legend has it a commoner volunteered to be buried alive in the foundation so that the great fortress could be built.

This stunning 15th-century royal hill fort preserves the age of chivalry in Rajasthan.

Fifteen Jodhpur queens left their handprints before going to their fiery death.

Once an indicator of social class, the color blue has come to define this city on the edge of the Thar Desert.

The second-longest continuous wall on the planet protects a hidden secret in the deserts of India.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

This opulent 16th-century Maharaja’s palace is a unique mix of Hindu and Muslim designs.

The beautiful 16th-century stepwell lies in the shadow of a famous fortress.

There are millions of temples in India, but only one prominent temple dedicated to the Hindu creator god.

This magical place built as an astronomical center starred as a James Bond villain's lair.

Native Americans built this circle of stones, which was used to predict astronomical events.

This small town Texas cemetery is said to be the burial site of a UFO pilot who crashed in the 1800s.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

These picturesque structures speckle the hill above the monastery.

Intensely colorful calcite pools in Southern China.

This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.

Museum celebrating the ocean, with the largest wunderkammer dedicated to sea exploration.

A remarkable feat of Victorian engineering across the Firth of Forth.

The sign marks one of the endpoints to mainland Britain's longest overland travel route.