This shuttered power plant is now Turkey's first industrial archaeology museum.

The ancient abodes are a testament to human ingenuity amid harsh climates.

The largest Neolithic ruins in the world hide a notably clean prehistoric metropolis.

Standing proud atop a Turkish bluff, this Ottoman palace has retained its grandeur despite being abandoned for centuries.

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

An early 20th-century bullring converted into a modern shopping center.

An open-air "garden" of mural art that changes weekly.

A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.

The studio of Catalonia's most famous theatrical designer remains exactly as he left it.

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

Da Vinci's equestrian statue, 500 years in the making.

Five million people are laid to rest here, more than the population of Madrid itself.

An automaton perched above an classic clock and watch store

An iconic and controversial ancient Iberian funerary urn with a hauntingly penetrating gaze.

This amazing abuela became a diehard metal fan late in life and an icon of Madrid's '80s rock scene.

This sculpture of Edward of Woodstock is surrounded by eight Victorian lamp bearers.

A secret garden in a picturesque Edinburgh village has inspired artists for centuries.

An American ghost town hides along a side street in Scotland's capital.

This whimsical public art installation is a unique homage to Liverpool's industrial heritage.

A memorial to the politician who became Great Britain's first fatality to be caused by a locomotive.

The community pools that the community refused to give up on.

An active seahorse farm is currently saving Tasmania's handfish from extinction.

Homage to the local produce now serves as a car dealer.

This pioneer village is like a time capsule of 19th-century Australia.