Beirut, Lebanon
The Egg
This modernist cinema has survived war and reconstruction to become a symbol of Lebanon’s revolutionary spirit.
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Beirut, Lebanon
This modernist cinema has survived war and reconstruction to become a symbol of Lebanon’s revolutionary spirit.
Stow-on-the-Wold, England
This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.
Kyaukse, Myanmar
The tower claims to be the world's only pagoda made entirely from Myanmar's lucrative gemstone.
London, England
Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.
Whitby, England
The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.
Warminster, England
The longest hedge maze in the world.
Amesbury, England
Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
Marazion, England
A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.
Penzance, England
A open air theatre built on a cliff by an eccentric British woman.
Saint Austell, England
400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.
Saint Blazey, England
The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.
London, England
This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.
Bamburgh, England
The medieval-looking hammer beam teak roof may be a Victorian vanity, but it's still absolutely magnificent.
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Strand, Norway
This "preacher's pulpit" once used for pagan ritual, is home to a new, and dangerous ritual.
Gablenz, Germany
This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.
Nara, Japan
Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.
Nara, Japan
This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.
Nyaung-U, Myanmar
Over 2,000 ancient temples dot the Myanmar landscape at the site of this famed archaeological site.
Min Kun, Myanmar
Gigantic unfinished stupa and the world's 2nd largest bell.
Pindaya, Myanmar
A Buddha-filled cave that is named after a giant monster spider.
Mandalay, Myanmar
The oldest teak bridge in the world is made from the remains of a royal palace.
Inn Wa, Myanmar
A grand imperial capital left to fall into magnificent ruin.