Athens, Greece
Tower of the Winds
An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.
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Athens, Greece
An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.
Athens, Greece
This mystical orb covered in strange symbols is thought to have been used in ancient Greek magical rituals.
Athens, Greece
This ancient hydrological marvel is now the base of a modern outdoor cinema.
Athens, Greece
This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.
Athens, Greece
A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.
Tallinn, Estonia
Spend your honeymoon where the Devil had his wedding.
Tirana, Albania
Once the fallout shelter of a dictator, this sprawling bunker is now a combined history museum and contemporary art gallery.
Helsinki, Finland
This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.
Helsinki, Finland
A lovingly curated curio shop in which the taxidermy wear newspaper party hats, and peanut shells are spread across every surface.
Albury, England
This peaceful oasis appears dreamy, but it's also the site of a nightmarish legend.
Woking, England
An enormous alien invades Woking, England, as an homage to the H.G. Wells classic 'The War of the Worlds.'
London, England
A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.
Agra, India
This small cafe aims to empower acid attack victims and stop violence against women in India.
New Delhi, India
This beautiful 16th-century necropolis marks an astonishing feat in heritage conservation.
Murfreesboro, Arkansas
The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.
London, England
It is against the law to obstruct the view from the top of this English burial mound.
London, England
The Egyptian-inspired last resting place of Lord Kilmorey.
London, England
A gallery specifically dedicated to the botanical illustrations of a remarkable traveling lady.
London, England
These docile dragons are ideal inhabitants for the conservatory greenhouses.
London, England
No one knows who created the statues or if they are arranged properly—let alone the artwork's real name.
Coleford, England
The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."
La Convención Province, Peru
A paradisical gorge with rapids, waterfalls, and wildlife whose raw beauty is the stuff of CGI movies.
Casma District, Peru
The depictions of slaughter are surprisingly detailed at this mysterious ancient site.
Nazca, Peru
This metal tower in the desert provides views of a handful of Nazca geoglyphs.