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The rubbery beast is sculpted from recycled materials.

The final resting place of the man whose name has become synonymous with greatness.

Preserved portions of Athens's ancient defenses are on display in a subterranean parking garage.

A preserved portion of an ancient Athens barrier is displayed in a hotel basement.

At the right time of day, sunlight floods through the roof of this cave and illuminates the small pavilion hidden within.

This tiny train shuttles passengers to one of Northern Ireland's most spectacular sights.

An amazing collection of curiosities hidden in a small Welsh village.

An ancient Incan convent on Lake Titicaca's Island of the Moon.

Two ancient Buddhist temples crown this dramatic rocky pinnacle.

A poetic monument to the Scottish Parliament.

Few of the many visitors to this resort town know of its hidden Maya ruins.

These eight mummies are the best-preserved human remains ever discovered in North America.

These legendary stone steps were once used to haul coffins up the rockface.

The ruins of a Roman fort lie in the shadows of an imposing medieval castle.

This tiny weathered plot is one of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in Scotland.

A medieval device used to punish and shame wrongdoers still hangs outside the village church.

These ruins of a medieval church are full of architectural mysteries.

A medieval cave used to shelter local hermits now holds nearly 200 old Quaker gravestones.

A humble ancient well where Scottish knight, Sir William Wallace, took his final drink.

This church carved into the rocks is full of enchanting stone statues.

One of Edinburgh's oldest pubs hides a 19th-century skittles alley in the back.

The former home of a mad diplomat is said to still be marked in bloody, arcane scrawls.

The attic of a four-century-old canal house hides a clandestine church.

The farthest northwesterly point of the British mainland is one of the most remote places in the Scottish Highlands.