An illuminated manuscript comprising the life's work of a lone monk, inexplicably decorated with a portrait of Satan himself.

A beautiful chapel on the hills of the Oltrepò Pavese claims to house the tomb of King Edward II of England.

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

A surprising and unconventional mosque hidden in the subsoil of Istanbul.

A sixth-century Byzantine cistern hidden below a modern carpet store.

The Syrian headquarters of alleged hashish-smoking assassins.

This half-forgotten fortress was constructed by the Ottoman conqueror of Constantinople.

Large miniature theme park with 100-plus models.

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

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

A meow-velous tribute to a beloved street cat, made famous on the internet.

At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.

The ruins of an abbey believed to have been founded by Charlemagne in the 9th century.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

One of the most well-preserved temples of ancient Egypt.

An endless sea of white conical domes.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

This precariously perched fortress was once ruled by a crow-worshipping baron.

This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.

This long-hidden space above Westminster Abbey now displays the battle gear of the legendary King Henry V.

An small and easily overlooked archaeology museum chock full of Egyptian artifacts.