Bratton, England
Westbury White Horse
A giant white horse drawn on an English hillside may not have been intended to be a horse at all.
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Bratton, England
A giant white horse drawn on an English hillside may not have been intended to be a horse at all.
Tisbury, England
Besieged by war, this castle ruin has crumbled into a peaceful picnic spot.
Southend-on-Sea, England
A perilous medieval road leading right into the sea.
Burgh Saint Peter, England
The story behind this uniquely-shaped tower involves ancient empires, local legends, and new words.
Saint Olaves, England
This building from the Middle Ages was dedicated to the patron saint of Norway.
East Somerton, England
A witch wreaks ruinous revenge on this ancient church with her "enchanted leg."
Dunwich, England
A village on the east coast of England that has almost completely eroded into the North Sea.
Blythburgh, England
A legendary ghostly hound supposedly left dark marks on a place of worship.
Leiston, England
An abbey dedicated to St. Mary, and homed Canon Regulars following Premonstratensian rule.
Blaxhall, England
Blaxhall's burgeoning boulder can't help putting on a few extra stones.
Thorpeness, England
Unusual British home built to disguise a water tower.
Aldeburgh, England
One of the best preserved Tudor public buildings in Britain was once used for witch trials.
Ylöjärvi, Finland
This intricately spiralling forest was created as a monumental work of art.
Dhar Lama Chung Chung, India
This hilltop warren of monastic dwellings is the result of centuries worth of Mongol attacks.
Gannan Zangzuzizhizhou, China
These picturesque structures speckle the hill above the monastery.
Bangkok, Thailand
This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.
Tokyo, Japan
A grand Buddhist temple with Indian influences.
Genga, Italy
This domed temple was built in a hidden cave mouth as a refuge for sinners seeking absolution.
Bamyan, Afghanistan
Once an impressive link to Afghanistan’s Buddhist past, now a sad reminder of intolerance towards other cultures.
Luang Prabang, Laos
Abandoned limestone cave was once a sacred place of worship.
Khlong Mai, Thailand
An enormous dragon scales the walls of this 17-story temple.
Myanmar
Luxurious devotion and 500,000 images of Buddha in Myanmar.
Beruwala, Sri Lanka
This amazing mountain temple is topped by one of the tallest sitting Buddha statues in the world.
Takaoka, Japan
This giant bronze Buddha, the third largest in Japan, is the last in an ill-fated series of statues.