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Why a column on the entrance is inscribed with a verse from the Quran is one of Sicily's many mysteries.

More than 2 million Olive Ridley sea turtles are hatched from this mass nesting ground every year.

The ruins of an abandoned medieval city where the last Byzantine emperor was crowned.

The burial place of an obscure North African saint was turned into a macabre body preservation factory for the 17th-century Neapolitan elite.

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

A dreamy mausoleum honors Persia's most famous poet.

A mysterious ancient elephant said to possess magic powers is now the symbol of a Sicilian city.

The shortest river in America flows for just 201 feet.

This small monument marks the divide between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans at the southernmost tip of Africa.

CERN's beautiful, bending sculpture is a tribute to the spread of knowledge.

This tiny island is home to the world's largest colony of Northern gannets.

At high tide this strange footbridge appears to have no purpose whatsoever.

Explore the quarry where the marble was sourced for Michaelangelo's David.

A Japanese cat island also populated by the descendants of a band of banished samurai.

In Hong Kong, a fairytale flower tunnel is hidden within the gardens of a public housing complex.

This picturesque medieval monastery guards a small trove of historic treasures.

A fairytale island floats in the middle of Italy's little-known Lake Orta.

A tiny island is connected to the mainland by a private railway that residents travel in their own personal wagons.

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

It is said the legendary wizard once lived in this sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle.

A strange rock with a sinister reputation lurks within the crimson waters of this Scottish glen.

Four-story slides send people whizzing through the math department at this Munich university.

A bright turquoise river cascades beautifully down stepped terraces in southern China.