A town church once nearly submerged by the damming of a river is now hauntingly visible as the water recedes.

Imagine having a street run right through your home, or better yet, a historic bridge three stories high.

A mere stone's throw from Islamabad exists a spectacular display of three millennia of humanity's progress.

This historic aviation building is now a museum owned and operated by Disney.

Europe's only Temple of Mithras located in a natural cave.

A site where “the ravages of the war are more striking…than any other place in contemporary Spain.”

This massive Maya archaeological site is home to the tallest man-made structure in Belize.

A cemetery in Barcelona's Poblenou district is home to this touching funerary statue, which depicts death in the form of a winged skeleton.

A mysterious, weather-beaten bus lies on the coast of Harris, enticing the curious to investigate.

An enormous Buddha peers through a gap in its ruined chamber.

This massive statue is the personification of Bavaria and the first colossal statue of the modern period composed of bronze.

Neolithic burial chambers hidden beside a village school.

This series of Scottish caves has no clear purpose other than baffling historians.

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.

Step inside an ancient beehive tomb built for a mysterious cult hero.

A small self-proclaimed micro-state located on a piece of disputed territory between Croatia and Serbia, near Liberland.

This was once the largest city in Kazakhstan, and a major stop on the Silk Road.

These Victorian era devil sculptures were designed to spite a local vicar.

Legends say this red sandstone monolith and the dozens of smaller boulders that surround it were once a coven of witches—before a Scottish wizard turned them all to stone.

A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.

Wander around the extensive remains of this 12th-century medieval church.

This extraordinary, multi-pillared monument depicts the fascinating history of Georgia.

This museum explores the history of the book, from scrolls to mass-produced objects through tools, stories, and massive cast-iron binding machinery (some of it operational).