London, England
Traitors' Gate
The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.
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London, England
The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.
Paris, France
The first green space constructed on an elevated viaduct.
Singapore
According to fictional Kcymaerxthaereal history, a powerful woman with a voice whose beauty could not be concealed found solace at this site at the Majestic Hotel in Singapore.
Singapore
A Buddhist theme park brings you a Buddhist version of Hell.
Athens, Greece
Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.
Athens, Greece
This gem is often wrongly overshadowed by the larger, newer Metropolis church in Athens.
Athens, Greece
Large collection from the 3rd millennium BCE.
Athens, Greece
150 or so scrounged-up lamps, chandeliers, and lanterns light up this alley in central Athens.
Athens, Greece
A sprawling collection of books and manuscripts about ancient Greece that would have put their famed libraries to shame.
Athens, Greece
A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.
Athens, Greece
This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.
Lambholm, Scotland
This tin chapel was built by POW's during World War II and is painted to look like something much more grand.
Liddel, Scotland
This Scottish burial tomb once held hundreds of ancient eagle bones.
Stromness, Scotland
Thanks to both terrific preservation and historic vandalism this ancient site is known as the "Heart of Neolithic Orkney."
Sandwick, Scotland
Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.
Finstown, Scotland
Enter the world under the hill at this ancient UK burial chamber.
Stromness, Scotland
Possibly the oldest of Britain's ancient henges is also one of its most stark.
Orkney, Scotland
The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.
Beijing, China
Beijing's expansive subterranean hiding spot now crumbles away as a tourist destination.
Suncheon, South Korea
A Korean village where times stands still.
Suwon, South Korea
The toilet-shaped house of South Korea's sanitation pioneer is now a museum to the john.
Hveragerði, Iceland
Iceland's "Smoky Valley" is a beautiful river that is shrouded in a constant cover of steam clouds.
Birsay, Scotland
This tiny island featuring 9th-century Viking ruins is only accessible at low tide.
Grindavík, Iceland
Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant