This post-Ottoman era church in Athens was built by locals to serve the residents of Anafiotica

Legend says it was constructed with the destroyed pillar of an ancient Greek Temple.

The only surviving choragic monument is a trophy awarded in 334 BC for the winning dramatic chorus.

This small 16th-century church in Athens is almost entirely surrounded by a modern building.

The Cycladic architecture makes this Athens neighborhood feel like an island paradise hidden in the shadow of the Acropolis.

One of New Jersey's oldest churches is a historical treasure trove.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

This tiny square mile of Canadian sand was once considered the world's smallest desert.

A monument commemorating the role of Alaska's native Tlingit guides in the Klondike Gold Rush.

The facade of this relic from the Klondike gold rush is decorated with over 8,800 pieces of driftwood.

A classic gold rush hotel can be expected to pick up some ghosts along the way, and the Golden North is no exception.

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

An iconic and eccentric bar for "Manouche" Jazz music keeps expanding its space—and its influence.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

A museum on the history of Paris, including a set of Napoleon's toiletries, Proust's room, and relics of the Revolution.

Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

The alleged house of the Virgin Mary is tucked away in a park and nature preserve on Mt. Koressos in Turkey and is holy to both Catholics and Muslims alike.

A charming beach town in Turkey captures all the colors of the rainbow.