Saint Davids, Wales
St. Non’s Chapel and Well
The remains of a small medieval chapel mark the legendary birthplace of the patron saint of Wales.
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Saint Davids, Wales
The remains of a small medieval chapel mark the legendary birthplace of the patron saint of Wales.
Bodiam, England
A beautiful ruin of a 14th-century Plantagenet castle built by a medieval mercenary.
Orkney, Scotland
Twice a year, this Orkney town hosts a rowdy game of medieval mob football.
Bridge of Allan, Scotland
A carved bench marks the Scottish cave that inspired the classic adventure novel "Treasure Island."
Sacramento, California
This 15-story mural celebrates the 50th anniversary of the musician's iconic "At Folsom Prison" album.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This mundane post marks the old location of the city's main postal hub.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The Scottish Reformation leader's grave was paved over and is now a parking lot.
Washington, D.C.
The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.
Edmonton, Alberta
Ride aboard a centuries-year-old steam engine and explore dozens of trains parts, including an unusual "comboose."
Bayeux, France
This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Some call this eerie forest of crooked trees the "Bermuda Triangle of Romania."
Knoxville, Tennessee
This stone memorial pays tribute to a massive shipwreck which was sadly overshadowed by the death of John Wilkes Booth.
Gateside, Scotland
This unusual rock looks like a giant, otherworldly mushroom sprouting atop a cave.
Winnipeg, Manitoba
The intense competition of the 19th-century fur trading industry played out at this fort in Western Canada.
Edinburgh, Scotland
An American ghost town hides along a side street in Scotland's capital.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This stack of stones honors a murdered 18th-century woman.
Hartlepool, England
The oldest warship in Europe is still afloat.
Nazca, Peru
This metal tower in the desert provides views of a handful of Nazca geoglyphs.
Dublin, Ireland
After it was swallowed by a Georgian mansion, this medieval castle remained forgotten for centuries.
Bucharest, Romania
This memorial to the victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989 is often compared to a potato on a skewer.
Sighetu Marmației, Romania
A memorial museum to the political prisoners who were held at Sighet Prison, once one of the most feared places in Romania.
Câmpina, Romania
This eccentric folly house was designed by Romanian thinker Bogdan-Petriceicu Hasdeu, with a helping hand from his deceased daughter's spirit.
Bucharest, Romania
Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.
Brașov, Romania
This snug medieval lane is one of the narrowest streets in the world.