Taking the subway here means doing so over a bridge located in the middle of an estuary.

According to local legends, the shallow sandbar that allows visitors to walk across Orhaniye Bay has a tragic backstory.

Dozens of elegant ceramic tiles decorate these ancient walls, each displaying the Lord's Prayer in a different language.

On holy holidays, Israel's second president used this room atop Mount Zion as a refuge to read the Torah.

This subterranean funicular is one of the world's smallest subways.

A sprawling ancient Jewish cemetery with over 30 rock-hewn burial caves.

This tree was extinct for a thousand years before sprouting again from a 2,000-year-old seed.

As the Dead Sea continues to deplete, massive sinkholes open along its banks.

This unassuming oasis elevated just above the busy streets of Jerusalem offers one of the best views of the Old City.

The maze-like transportation hub contains abandoned areas, derelict stores, and a resident bat colony.

Descend 2,030 years into the past in an ancient tunnel built to support Jerusalem's most famous wall.

This Turkish cave boasts some rather bizarre associations with the King of Mount Olympus.

1513 Turkish world map, full of European state secrets and snarky commentary.

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet your wish will be granted.

Once described as the "Eagle's Nest," this ruined ancient city rests on a remote mountaintop.

This famous city eluded concrete detection until the early 2000's.

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

A Lycian city of the dead carved into the hillside of Southern Turkey, complete with startlingly human touches.

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

These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.

In the middle of a Vienna square, Roman ruins dating back some 2,000 years are on display.

A museum capturing one of the world's most famous classical composer's battle with hearing loss.

The solemn exterior conceals an opulent interior of this 17th century church.

This series of Baroque passageways in Vienna's cultural center mix old architecture with modern art.