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Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.

Former host to the World Elephant Polo Championships.

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

Descend into the tunnels to experience the life of a coal miner.

Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

This series of Scottish caves has no clear purpose other than baffling historians.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

This annual harvest parade features intricate floats covered with fruits, vegetables, and seeds.

A collection of outdoor mystical statues paying homage to indigenous Australians and ecological stewardship.

The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.

This hulking behemoth is actually five interconnected towers built in the 1960s.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

This stunning 15th-century royal hill fort preserves the age of chivalry in Rajasthan.

The vertical-axis windmills of ancient Persia have been grinding flour for 1,000 years and counting.

This pond is so stunning it looks like you've stepped into one of Monet's masterpieces.

The charmingly disheveled clock tower of Tbilisi's puppet theater.

A radio telescope for listening to the stars, based in one of the cloudiest countries in the world.

Remarkably preserved body discovered in a peat bog.

A bizarre form of natural mummification was discovered in the church of this Frisian village.

The former home of a mad diplomat is said to still be marked in bloody, arcane scrawls.

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

The medieval castle built as headquarters for the Pope's secretive Knights Templar.

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.