Benevento, Italy
Arch of Trajan in Benevento
Unscathed for almost 2,000 years, the best preserved Roman triumphal arch is in a small southern Italian city.
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Benevento, Italy
Unscathed for almost 2,000 years, the best preserved Roman triumphal arch is in a small southern Italian city.
Tokyo, Japan
A sad reminder of the World War II bombing stands largely unnoticed on a street corner.
Port Erin, Isle of Man
A 150-year-old steam locomotive crosses the southern half of the island daily.
Rasiglia, Italy
This medieval mountain town is also known as the "Village of Streams."
Ulaankhus, Mongolia
These ancient pecked images are among the oldest and best-preserved in Mongolia.
Farnham, England
The ruins of a 12th-century Cistercian monastery can be found alongside World War II tank traps and pillboxes.
Salerno, Italy
According to the legend, this structure was built in a single night with the help of the devil.
Tamanrasset, Algeria
A century-old stone hermitage overlooks this remote pass in the Hoggar mountains, surrounded by a landscape of eroded volcanic cores.
Williams, Arizona
A small canyon with petroglyphs and a seasonal waterfall, only a short hike from the remnants of old Route 66.
Rome, Italy
Known for centuries as the famous Roman emperor's burial place, this monument is actually something else.
Sevelen, Switzerland
The oldest surviving wooden bridge over Rhine lets travelers cross easily from Switzerland to Liechtensten.
Genzano di Lucania, Italy
Its look is severe, but its location, isolated on a hill in the middle of the countryside, is particularly scenic.
Alton, England
A creepy tree with a local legend that inspired a nearby theme park ride.
Nasu, Japan
Believed to hold the remains of Japan's most infamous fox spirit, this stone is said to kill those who dare approach.
San Nicola di Tremiti, Italy
An abandoned monastery sits on a far-off island in the Adriatic Sea.
Sleepy Hollow, New York
The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.
Mexico
These cliff-dwellings might be Mexico's least visited archaeological site.
Brasília, Brazil
Brasilia's oldest newsstand is sheltered by a wish-granting tunnel-tree.
Malbork, Poland
This 13th century Gothic brick castle is the largest in the world by surface area.
Vulcan County, Alberta
This remote 4,500 year old medicine wheel is one of the last of its kind.
Itri, Italy
This stretch of the ancient Roman road is preserved in a valley that witnessed many battles and legendary highwaymen.
Acolman, Mexico
A museum built around the site where the most controversial human remains in the country were found.
Santa Venere, Italy
Also known as the Temple of Poseidon, this is one of the best-preserved Greek temples in the world.
Niutoua, Tonga
A massive trilithon nicknamed "Stonehenge of the Pacific."