The alleged birthplace of Lady Jane Grey, who was executed at age 16 for claiming the throne of England.

An enormous steel waterfall is a nod to the substance that shaped Britain's Steel City.

These quintessentially English stepping stones were built for Victorian tourists.

The tradition of using flowers to decorate wells is once again thriving in England.

The house where Charles Darwin's grandfather formed many of his influential ideas and inventions.

Underneath this small church are 15,000 bones, arranged by an obsessive academic.

The largest and best-preserved Roman amphitheater in Africa was designed to seat 35,000 people.

One of Western Africa's oldest mosques, this Timbuktu icon has stood for nearly 700 years.

Ancient Manuscripts showcase the civilization of West Africans during the Middle Ages.

These homes carved into the mountains seem to defy the laws of nature.

The central mosque of this Mali town is entirely built from mud.

Thousands of colorful pirogues showcase ingenious craftsmanship at the largest fishermen port in Nouakchott.

This unique rock formation is quite the local celebrity, although one day it may come crashing down.

According to the Guanches, the aboriginal people of the Canary Islands, the king of evil lives inside this volcano.

This local emblem is the oldest and largest dragon tree in the Canary Islands.

On La Gomera, "Silbadors" communicate in a 4,000-word language of whistles.

This plaza is home to a number of works, including Montpellier‘s own Arc de Triomphe.

This historic stone gate tower is now just a lonely relic in the middle of a swamp.

This salt marsh in Southern France is as pink as the flamingos that inhabit it.

Thousands of flamingos and other bird species flourish in these Camargue wetlands.

The lost Latin words were reconstructed using the holes from the nails that once pinned them in place.

This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.

Sculpture of a legendary French dragon.

This ancient theater was once the home of fierce gladiatorial battles.