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Photograph by Michael Lewis
The Taj Mahal, in Agra, India, is the mausoleum built by Muslim Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan to honor the memory of his beloved late wife, Mumtaz Mahal. -
Photograph by Winfield Parks
The "Christ the Redeemer" statue, which stands at 105 feet tall (38 meters tall), is located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. -
Photograph by Richard Nowitz
The Colosseum in Rome, Italy, once held up to 50,000 spectators who came to watch gory games involving gladiators, wild animals, and prisoners. -
Photograph by Michael Yamashita
The Great Wall of China is the world's longest human-made structure, stretching some 4,000 miles (6,400 kilometers). -
Photograph by Martin Gray
Chichén Itzá, located in Mexico, is possibly the most famous temple city of the Maya, a pre-Columbian civilization that lived in present day Central America. It was the political and religious center of Maya civilization during the period from A.D. 750 to 1200. -
Photograph by Annie Griffiths Belt
Petra is famous for its many stone structures such as a 138-foot-tall (42-meter-tall) temple carved into rose-colored rock. The ancient city also included tunnels, water chambers, and an amphitheater, which held 4,000 people. -
Photograph by Ralph Lee Hopkins
Machu Picchu is among the best known remnants of the Inca civilization, which flourished in the Andes region of western South America. The city is thought to have been abandoned following an outbreak of deadly smallpox, a disease introduced in the 1500s by invading Spanish forces.
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