As can be expected from a centuries old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.

Hanging within this medieval church are the bones of a beast allegedly slain by a fourth-century saint.

Originally a leper colony, the island is now an Armenian monastery that's home to an incredible manuscript library and eclectic museum.

The marble facade hides a little-known medical museum with early surgical instruments and rare copies of canonical texts.

The small peaceful island off the Venice tourist circuit is where the city began more than 1,500 years ago.

The building stands within a quiet, postcard-perfect New Mexico village.

This abandoned island off the Venetian coast has been a radical monastery, a political prison, and a secret Nazi base.

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.

Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.

Giant origami sculptures tucked into desert scenery beckon passers-by to explore further.

These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

In the remote high desert of New Mexico, a strange array of poles beckon fury from above.

The remains of a 12th-century chapter house in Golden Gate Park.