One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

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

One of three sites in England that house the National Collection of Arms and Armour.

The Cambridge pub where Francis Crick announced that he and James Watson had discovered the DNA double-helix.

Numberless clock creates a meal of time for the dreaded, insectile Chronophage.

American soldiers discovered Europe's best one-liner at the end of World War II.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

The last remaining predreadnought battleship in the world has been a museum for nearly a century.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

This urban park is home to monkeys and a number of endangered plants.

Get tall with nature's lankiest beasts and their warthog friends at this Kenyan preserve.

This wildlife trust is dedicated to orphaned elephant rescue and conservation.

This tourist village in Nairobi celebrates the traditional lifestyles and customs of Kenyan tribes.