The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

This famous archeological mystery may be an ancient example of movable type.

The alleged house of the Virgin Mary is tucked away in a park and nature preserve on Mt. Koressos in Turkey and is holy to both Catholics and Muslims alike.

Carvings in Turkey's Marble Road may have directed ancient Romans to a hidden brothel.

The ancient latrines of the Greeks, in all their public glory.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

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

No one is sure if the world's fourth-largest diamond had been found in a rubbish heap or was pawned by Napoleon's mom.

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

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

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

In Egypt's expanding metro area, many of the neighbors are dead.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

The largest known Ancient Egyptian obelisk.

This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

China's most famous acrobatics act.

Once housing children next to hardened criminals this historic jail once displayed Ned Kelly's skull until it was stolen.

Relics of Australia's convict past, and a modern scene of unimaginable horror.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

Largest necropolis in the Mediterranean.