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This eclectic sanctuary is a hodgepodge of various architectural styles, all crammed into one building.

A rare permanent monument to the Scottish Travellers.

Nestled amid the peaks and lochs of the Scottish Highlands, this inn and pub has played host to outlaws and ghosts.

A familiar otherworldly creature guards this 12th-century Scottish abbey.

A mysterious ruin shrouded in more folklore than fact.

One of Amsterdam's narrowest houses is located right across the canal from its widest.

The first (but not only) upside-down house in Germany.

This extravagant villa built by a Burmese merchant is part pagoda and part European mansion.

A majestic mansion designed in Mughalai style, complete with a turquoise onion dome.

One of the world's largest telescopes, stares into the night sky with two huge mirrors.

This Old West prison built into the side of a cliff was said to be inescapable.

The 400-year-old remains of the samurai invasion of Korea.

An 11th-century mountaintop fortress that played a crucial role in Italy's papal wars is now a vacation rental.

This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.

The little-known second castle that William the Conqueror built in York.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

A gruesome and mysterious ancient sculpture of a pagan deity from the Roman occupation of Celtic Britain.

This ancient altar emerges from the thick forests to reveal the mysteries of Etruscan sacrificial rituals.

This ancient jade mask depicting the Zapotec bat god was found in the ruins of the pyramids of Monte Alban.

This partially reconstructed Aztec pyramid gives a glimpse of what its larger counterparts would have looked like.

Dating back to the second century, vestiges of prehispanic mural paintings are found in this underground palace.

A striking depiction of Teotihuacan's mysterious "Spider Woman."

This popular pilgrimage site offers a hole filled with holy healing dirt.