Well, for one, it's one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, and it's the only one still largely intact. But beyond that…it's also more than 450 feet high and the base measures more than 750 ...

Explore the world's most famous landmarks. From the Eiffel Tower to the Taj Mahal and Angkor Wat to the Sydney Opera House, here are the top landmarks to see.

France’s iconic capital city is filled with fantastic monuments. Many monuments in Paris are known all over the world like the Eiffel Tower and the Arc De Triomphe. However, some are less well ...

These monuments and natural wonders connect us to a destination and inspire travel. Scroll through to see 30 landmarks that should be on your bucket list when traveling the world.

This Neolithic monument dates back 4,500 years and was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986. Stonehenge is approximately 88 miles southwest of London, so it's possible to make it a daytrip ...

Goossens’s proposal, the image to the right, boasts a more conservative design, while Utzon’s displays the now world-renowned shells of the opera house. 4. Tower Bridge, London ...

The Washington Monument, the Empire State Building, the Willis Tower—these buildings aren't just famous in America but recognized and beloved worldwide. Whether you’re into history and ...

In a paper recently published by the American Schools of Oriental Research, University of Alabama at Birmingham archaeologist Sarah Parcak, Ph.D., and Christopher Tuttle, executive director of the ...

The question was whether to honor Ashe on Richmond’s famous Monument Avenue, which had celebrated General Robert E. Lee since 1890; other Confederate leaders were added in decades that followed.