This exceptionally well-preserved ancient marvel also houses a small museum dedicated to Jordanian folk tradition.

The most gigantic, swoony, intimidating trio of fingers in all of antiquity.

This restored eighth-century palace is a shining example of ancient Umayyad architecture.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

Memorials at a Florence railway station remember the citizens who were deported from Italy and sent to extermination camps.

This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.

Ancient ruins hidden underneath a modern luxury hotel.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

One of the tallest mill chimneys in Lancashire gave up its ornate cast iron "crown" during World War II to assist the war effort.

Oliver Cromwell marched his army over this narrow bridge to victory at the Battle of Preston in 1648.

This bridge later moonlighted as a local jail.

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.

A dark Victorian well house now plays host to mystical waters and pagan shrines.

This hill and tower are steeped in legend, from King Arthur to the Holy Grail.

The second smallest castle keep in England.

The last two abbots of this monastery were both executed by Henry VIII.

A fantastic example of Victorian railway engineering with two unusual decorative features.

This massive neon wheel is the only one of its kind to be built over a bridge.

At this snack-shack in the bucolic British countryside, you can still get a slice of socialism with your spot of tea.

Constructed from recycled wrought iron railroad tracks, it's been described as the most beautiful seaside pier in England.