Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

A sixth-century Byzantine cistern hidden below a modern carpet store.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

This amazing example of Valencian Art Nouveau looks more like a cathedral than a public market.

The largest United States military cemetery overseas.

There's nothing creepier than a cemetery next to a clown motel.

Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.

An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

A glass display case holds the document that ended the Second World War—which one person signed on the wrong line.

Once the site of the Hawaiian monarchy, this building was originally designed as a palace.

The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.

A ruined castle stands atop a hill surrounded by dragon lore.

It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.

This massive statue is the personification of Bavaria and the first colossal statue of the modern period composed of bronze.

A small square plaque marks a failed assassination attempt that could have changed history.

The scars of World War II are preserved on its walls.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

These bronze pamphlets remember a remarkable group of Germans who fearlessly opposed the Nazis in the very center of their power.