London, England
Temple Bar Memorial Dragon
The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.
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London, England
The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.
Nairobi, Kenya
Located in Nairobi National Park, this animal orphanage is the oldest of its kind in Kenya.
Kirkjubøur, Faroe Islands
This mysterious, medieval cathedral remains unbuilt but fiercely protected.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This charming old building's loose connection with the Scottish Reformer is what saved it from demolition after it split apart.
Mombasa, Kenya
This colonial fort is an intriguing example of Renaissance military architecture.
Palestrina, Italy
The city of Palestrina was built around this magnificent terraced sanctuary dedicated to the pagan goddess Fortuna.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.
Galway, Ireland
A moody and picturesque riverside ruin overgrown with vegetation.
Kingussie, Scotland
These ruins witnessed the final gathering of the failed Jacobite Rebellion.
Concord, Massachusetts
Louisa May Alcott based “Little Women” on her experiences growing up in this house with her sisters.
Almaty, Kazakhstan
A brilliant turquoise lake in the mountains.
Lexington, Virginia
The hide of Stonewall Jackson's equine sidekick is on display not far from where the ashes of his bones are buried.
Adelaide River, Australia
The taxidermy remains of the mighty beast made famous by a Crocodile Dundee film.
Caerphilly, Wales
The enormous earthwork sculpture honors the ponies that lived and worked in the old colliery.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.
York, England
This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.
Catas Altas, Brazil
This neo-Gothic monastery offers a rare chance to witness the unique maned wolf right up close.
Vouliagmeni, Greece
These ruins of a sacred Ancient Greek temple stand next to a luxurious modern resort.
Elmira, New York
The little-known final resting place of one of America's greatest writers.
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
A riverside park built around the ruins of a massive dam that collapsed in 1909.
Iran
One of the largest and oldest caravansaries in Persia.
Kaiteriteri, New Zealand
This unusual rock formation looks like an apple that has been neatly sliced in half.
Honduras
This incredibly diverse research station is one of the largest tropical botanical gardens in the world.
Bhimashankar, India
These particularly resplendent rodents are the state animal of Maharashtra.