This historic hotel preserves many treasures from its heyday hosting passengers on the Orient Express.

Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.

An underground network of massive stone arches and their skylit vaults support ruins of portico structures above.

Hidden just under the waters around this Turkish island are the ruins of a once great city.

This arch granting triumphal entrance into Antalya was designed to honor the emperor's visit.

A gift from the Soviet Union in the 1980s, this is the only statue of the Soviet dictator in Southeast Asia.

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

The notorious "Hanoi Hilton" where Vietnamese colonial subjects and later American POWs, including John McCain, were imprisoned.

The spot where the two men ate together now stands enclosed in glass.

Climb a steep hill in 90 seconds on the second-oldest urban subway in the world.

A gorgeous, Gaudí-esque stairway constructed in the city of Istanbul by a prominent Jewish family.

Turkish adventurer antiques in the heart of the Grand Bazaar.

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

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

Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.