A stone copper was sculpted on the wall of the Carlisle Cathedral to honor a local hero.

Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.

This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.

Stonehenge has nothing on Castlerigg’s views.

Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.

Guests can stay at a hotel in the former French abbey where lie the tombs of King Henry II and King Richard the Lionheart.

A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.

Named after a legendary garden called Eram in southern Arabia, built by order of Shaddad, an Arab king who wanted to compete with Paradise.

Marked by the hand of the explorer Henry Morton Stanley.

This ancient burial site is believed to be one of the first earthquake-protected structures in the world.

17th century mosque for Shah Abbas' harem.

Putrefaction plateaus in Iran, where the dead were sent for decontamination before going to their final resting place.

The palace of the King of Kings, burned by Alexander the Great.

Mirrors and glass shards cover every inch of this arrestingly beautiful mosque.

Ancient Egyptian relief, claimed to depict an electrical light.

The largest known Ancient Egyptian obelisk.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.

From neon green watering holes to bleached elephant foetuses, this Mozambique museum makes natural history weird.

This small group of sand dunes manages to pack in a strange rainbow of colors.

A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.

An enormous and lavish Gothic church in Czechia.

A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.