The Empire State Building, once the tallest building in the world is a towering presence on the New York skyline

The Opera House is the most enduring picture postcard image of Sydney

Hanging out with Chaplin and other Hollywood legends at decadent Hearst Castle

The history Cambodia will never forget - Tuol Sleng and the Killing Fields

Communism, bloody uprisings at the 'eye of China' - Tian'anmen Square

Harrowing relics of civil war in the DMZ, or 38th Parallel

The Catholic pilgrimage site of Siauliau Hill of Crosses

Ceaucescu's Palace, an opulent tyrannical mastervision and the 3rd largest building on earth

Visit Ground Zero, site of the former 'twin towers' and the growing phenomena of 'dark tourism'

Real Life X Files: The mythology of Roswell and the 1947 Flying Saucer visitation

The Great War

Tunnels, underground warfare and bloody battle in Cu Chi

An event that changes the course of modern history: the bombing of Pearl Harbour

Tunnel warfare and the biggest naval armada in history in "Operation Iceberg"

Victim of nuclear terror becomes a centre for peace in Nagasaki

Gallipoli is the site of one of the longest and bloodies battles in history

Epitomised in films such as Zulu, discover the Boer War and Zulu battlefields of SA

The site of the 'final solution' genocide, Auschwitz & the Holocaust

One million lives lost in a day at the harrowing Somme Battlefields of World War I

Explore the beaches of the D-Day Landings and Battle of Normandy during World War II

The bleak history of World War One trench warfare in Flanders Field

White cliffs, ghosts, and military tunnels at Dover Castle

The rise and fall of El Djem: the world's 3rd largest Colosseum where gladiators and beasts battled to the death

The Colosseum was the stage for some of the Roman Empire's goriest excesses

Selinunte is the site of some of the best preserved Greek ruins in all of Europe.

The city of Ephesus, one of the largest and best preserved classical sites in the world

The heart of the great Ancient Greek cizilisation, the high city of the Acropolis

Ancient Christian Coptic Art and Tombs in Egypt

Pharoh Tomb: The Pyramids Of Giza

The long hidden desert temple of Ramses II

Lift the curse of Tutankamun in the Valley of the Kings

Petra, the sandstone carved 'rock' of the Roman Emire

From Alexander to the Romans and Arabs, Baalbeck symbolises the opulence of the ancient world

Palmyra - City of Palms and Dates, deep in the heart of the Syrian desert

Caracol, deep in the Chiquibul Rainforest, the largest and most inaccessible Mayan site in the whole of Belize

Serpent Gods at the ruins of Chichén Itzá

The 15th Century Machu Picchu is the most famous and mysterious of all Inca ruins in Peru.

Art for the birds: The giant desert engravings of the Nazca Lines

The Taj Mahal - the most astoundingly beautiful monument to love ever built.

Ancient dynasties and mysterious history at The Forbidden City

An army of ghosts: The Terracotta Warriors of Xi'an

The mysterious Gedi Ruins, one of East Africa's great mysteries.

A Long Line of History - Walk the medieval dragon of The Great Wall

Prehistoric and ancient Sites

The "cradle of mankind", home of the first homosapien at the Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania.

The most remote inhabited island in the world - Easter Island

Skara Brae: Close Encounters with Stone Age Man in Orkney

Observe some of the finest prehistoric cave paintings in France's Cradle of Civilisation

The 4000 year old Indus Valley Mesopotamian Civilization of Moenjodaro

21st Century BC Stonehenge is the most important and enigmatic of all of England's stone age sites

Neolithic wonder of the Carnac Megaliths standing stones

The three Aran Islands host some of the most ancient Christian and pre-Christian remains in Europe

Lost Treasures of Iraq
An extended guide exploring the history of Ancient Mesopotamia through to Modern Iraq, including a critique on the 2003 Gulf War lootings of Iraq's historic sites and bizarre and epic historical treasures including the Tower of Babel, Babylon, the first tablets of law and ancient batteries.

Visit the impressive treasury of the Archaemenid Empire in Persepolis

Bronze Age cave paintings - petroglyphs of Tamgaly

Americas

The Statue of Liberty - a symbol of independence and liberty between "the two sisters" - America and France

Take a wild Gamble in Deadwood, home to the West's wildest legends

Custer's Last Stand and a Native American victory at the Battle of Little Big Horn

Witchcraft Hysteria and Wicca faith in Salem

Haiti's 'Eighth wonder of the world' - the Citadelle of a Mad King

The home of Congress, take a visit to The Capitol in Washington D.C.

Take a historic road trip down 'The Main Street of America' on Route 66

Cavalry and canons at the Civil War Battle of Standardsville re-enactment

Early American settler life at the Museum of Frontier Culture

The grandiose rice plantation of Middleton Place

Amazing inventions in Monticello - Thomas Jefferson's essay in architecture

Europe

Suicide landmark at Sussex's Beachy Head lighthouse

The decadent Georgian Pavilion in Brighton

Glastonbury is the centre of spiritual England and an ancient Pagan religious site

Shakespeare's Globe Theatre was loving re-constructed in 1995 in its original Elizabethan grandeur

Dividing England and Scotland was once the 2nd Century built Hadrian's Wall

Despite his cruel and savage reputation, Count Dracula is Romania's national hero

Ireland's ancient history and mythology from the 'red hand of ulster' to Cromwell

A short history of the Northern Ireland conflict

Learn about the volcano catastrophe of AD62 in Pompeii

A priviliged education at Eton College, the six-centuries-old private boy's school

Religious sites

Giant Buddhist cartoon strip: Wewurukannala Vihara temple and other historic sites

The Grand Mosque of Djenne - the largest mud-brick building in the world.

Wats Galore: The ornate Buddhist Sites of Thailand

The largest religious site in the world, with an awe inspiring devotion to Hinduism - Angkor Wat

The fortress of Masada is a symbol of freedom and independence to the Jewish world

Discover why Jerusalem is probably the most holy city in the world with The Dome of the Rock & Weeping Wall

Colonial worship: Sao Francisco Church and Church of Bom Fin, Salvador

Stave churches are unique to Norway, and amongst the oldest wooden buildings in the world

Worship the Mother Goddess deep in the pine forest at the Hadmimba Devi Temple

The phenomenal sky monasteries of Meteora

Aya Sophia, an Islamic take over of a spectacular Christian Cathedral

Rare marbling, intricate tiles and stunning architecture in the Mosques of Instanbul

Home of the sacred Ark of the Covenant, the ancient city of Axum

Dug out in the rock and cliff face - the Labyrinth Stone Churches of Lalibelia

The wrath of the Temple of Kaali the Destroyer, Calcutta

Reach Nirvana at the Pashupatinath Temple

Celebrate Mani Rimdu festival or just retreat to the Tengboche Monastery

Worshipping of 100,000: enter Shah Faisal, the world's largest Mosque

Eastern exoticism in the flatpack modern constructed Neasden Hindu Temple

Tested by Satan for his faith in God, explore the biblical Job's Tomb

The awesome Hassan II Mosque - the second biggest religious monument in the world

The midway from Istanbul to Mecca: Umayyad Mosque, Damascus

Visit the 12th and 13th century shrines, temples, and giant bronze Buddha of Kamakura

Star of the Muslim world - Bukhara, the ancient city of mosques

Learn Canterbury Tales at Canterbury Cathedral - the centre for the Church of England

Asian and pacific sites

Home of the feudal Nguyen Dynasty and Tet Offensive, the ancient city of Hue

Folklore tale of an exiled princess' rags to riches fame at the romantic island ruins of Phnom Da

Jars, Sculptures & Saffron: Historic Sites in Laos

Gyeongu, an open-air museum masquerading as a small, provincial town littered with ancient rubble from the Silla Dynasty

Tahiti's famous tale of survival and betrayal on the seas:Mutiny on the Bounty

Stolen Generation: The brutal history of Australia's Aborigine People

Cinnamon, nutmeg and bloodshed during the Banda Islands Spice Wars

See the 12th century royal civilisation of Nan Madol, the 'Venice of the Pacific'

Slavery and imprisonment

Slavery and Sugar Cane in the Malaita Province, Solomon Islands.

Atrocities and sacrifice: Horrors of the slave trade in Zanzibar.

16th century Spanish settlers in introduced two things that would profoundly shape Jamaica's future: sugar and slaves.

Stowaway on a Victorian Convict ship to discover a Short History of Convict Australia Microsite, the first ever documentary about Australia's convict past

Bawdiness & Bubonic Plague in Australia's first Colonial Settlement - The Rocks

mprisoned home of legendary gangsters - dare you escape from Alcatraz?

Elmina Castle is a poignant reminder of Ghana's dark legacy of slavery

Symbol of apartheid oppression, the offshore prison Robben Island

The real Shawshank Redemption at West Virginia Penitentiary

Historic towns and cities

Ancient Ronda has a wealth of history, from the Spanish Inquisition, Civil War to a convent of Nuns with egg yolks...

The medieval walled city of the Kremlin has a wealth of history from the Tsars to the KGB

Arles, the Rome of France, scene of Gladiator battles and Van Gogh's inspirations

A city of mythic legend and ancient mosques - Timbuktu

Ghostly encounters in 1565 established Spanish colonial St. Augustine

Portuguese colonial grandeur of Mozambique Island

Explore the lively but impoverished home of apartheid revolution on a Soweto Tour

Explore the murky underworld of Scarface on an Al Capone gangster tour of Chicago

Stradivarius and the history of violin making in Cremona

Take a walking tour to discover Casanova - the great lover and libertine of Venice

Great leaders

The city of music: Mozart in Salzburg

Corsica's Ajaccio - the homestead of emperor Napoleon

The Barbarian Emperor and hero of Mongolia - Genghis Khan

The Braveheart of Scotland: William Wallace in Stirling

The global hero of revolutionary change: Che Guevara

William the Conqueror and the history of 1066 at the Battle of Hastings

Explore Flanders' true Renaissance Man and a progressive Old Master, Peter Rubens

Explore the history of one of America's great presidents in Abraham Lincoln's Springfield

Explore Henry Ford's Dearborn - engineer, car manufacturer, and clairvoyant of the interstate highway

Museums

Piety and innovation at the Hancock Shaker Colony Museum

Vienna is home to 153 museums, from classic art to macabre dead bodies

Topkai Sarayi is one of the world's greatest museums and former Harem

Architecture

An Icon of military power and aesthetic elegance: Moscow's Red Square

Chateau Baynec, the "King of Perigord" and one of France's best architectural sites

The Palace of Alhambra, a sumptous Sultan's palace and one of the best examples of Moorish architecture in the world

Whitby Abbey in Yorkshire, the inspiration for Bram Stocker's Dracula

Meet lions, wander through a maze and learn about Dr Who at the quaint and curious Longleat Manor

Discover the riddle of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, which has maintained a striking angle for eight centuries

Explore Flander's houses of the Beguines, a 12th century order of women

Take a monk's tour of the Medieval cave city of Vardzia

Finest drawing room in the world: St Mark's Square and Basilica

In the service of La Serenissima: aristocratic Venice in Doge's Palace

The dazzling indigo-blue Cheong Fatt Tze's Mansion in Penang, known as 'La Maison Bleue'