Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

These ancient sacred grounds granted amnesty to those who managed to reach them.

A controversial memorial at the place where Captain Cook met his violent end.

This extraordinary geological oddity resembles human-made pavement.

One of the best beaches in the entire world.

This historic Australian bridge was built by convicts with giant stone spikes to prevent cattle from falling off the sides.

The once-dying town of Sheffield, Tasmania has reinvented itself as a village of painted wonders.

Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.

Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.

A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

The northernmost point in Denmark is a turbulent sandbar created by two clashing seas.

The original home of the Lego has a huge amusement park dedicated to the iconic plastic toy.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.

The Victoria-era quarantine station for Sydney.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

This historic observatory contains the world's oldest refracting lens telescope.

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.