Tartan may scream Scotland, but traces of the fabric have been found on ancient Chinese mummies
Château de Chenonceau : After Henry II died, his widow, Catherine de Medici, forced the king’s mistress, Diane de Poitiers, to give her the castle
Nan Madol: a mysterious city called Atlantis where underwater “platinum coffins” were supposedly discovered by the Japanese
Hohenzollern Castle, beautiful home of the German dynasty, also has a letter from George Washington thanking a baron for his service in America
Qasr Al-Mshatta in Jordan: the ruins of the desert palace that, regardless of earthquakes, war, abandonment, and pollution, still radiate beauty
The Buzludzha monument: once Bulgaria’s tribute to communism, now a ruin that fascinates visitors
The centuries-old “Underground Salt Cathedral” of Poland is so vast, it’s possible to go bungee jumping
The cold-blooded Cocaine Godmother of Colombia invented the motorcycle drive-by shooting that killed her
London’s Kew Gardens, one of the world’s preeminent botanical gardens, was the project of Princess Augusta, mother of George III
The Secrets of Medieval Castles: Stairs are built in a clockwise fashion for a clever reason
