This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.

The broken skateboards that became a poignant memorial to a murdered skater.

These ornate arches show how the course of the River Thames has changed.

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.

Catacombs turned marketplace.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

Inspired by the Rialto Bridge in Venice, these three clustered bridges were just one part of a Slovenian architect’s grand vision.

A public work of art that also provides some relief from the summer heat.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.

Mounds of fine golden sand that can rise nearly 500 feet tall.

This incredible narrow-gauge mountain railway was created by a ceramic artist.

This mechanical clock performs "Romeo and Juliet" in a Shakespeare-themed New Zealand town.

New Zealand's oldest prison holds a dark history and the scars of a deadly earthquake.

This preserved village shows the modest lifestyles of the area's 19th-century Chinese gold miners.

A galaxy of glowworms—larvae of a gnat—hides deep in the belly of these caves.

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.

The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.

These phallic stone spires once served as Tolkien's Paths of the Dead.

This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.