Known as the Sistine Chapel of Egypt, this tomb houses some of the most well-preserved paintings in Egypt.

Legends of treasure and spirits flow from this this fairy tale-like oasis.

Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

This isolated structure beckons adventurers with sublime views of the Faroe Islands.

Countless grotesque faces stare out from this eerie Prague art wall.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

This isolated island is often capped by its own fluffy cloud.

Monks turned this mountain into a temple by digging grottoes, tunnels, and a huge pagoda-like hall.

The weathered grave of a medieval anchoress who walled herself up in a cell attached to a church.

The martyr's wax-enhanced skeletal remains lie preserved in a glass case in the Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome.

This romantic, decaying 13th-century ruin on the edge of Sherwood Forest is reputedly one of England's most haunted places.

A 6th-century stone lies at the site of the mythical battle waged between King Arthur and his nemesis Mordred.

Local legends say that fairies used to dance in the moonlight here and invite handsome young men into their grottoes.

Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water, this ancient crypt is more wishing well than burial site.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

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

A 4,500-year-old forest is slowly being revealed from beneath the sands of a Welsh beach.

A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.

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

This Tuscan lake hides a 13th century town that is still visible when the water recedes.

Thousands of abandoned statues of deities are taken to this hillside in southern Hong Kong.

The last of the 19th-century booze-free bars has been slinging teetotal tonics for over a century.