An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

Scotland is filled with standing stones that date back hundreds or thousands of years. This is not one of them.

A 14th-century abbey founded by a forest-loving order of monks now sits in the center of a pristine nature preserve.

These ruins once flourished as the capital of the Lydian kingdom, often credited with the invention of metal coinage.

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

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

Flames have been burning within this mountain for more than 2,500 years.

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

An architectural relic that survived the hands of time.

A massive stone fox oversees a Rotterdam elementary school crosswalk.

Drink and learn at this striking ode to coffee culture and history.

This record shop and unofficial black metal museum is an ode to Oslo's heaviest musical export.

A magnificent waterfall is also home to the remains of a Roman hydraulic engineering system.

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

Australia's oldest artists' colony.

A 150-square-foot masterpiece of American landscape art is the crown jewel of this library and art gallery in Vermont.

Malaysia's oldest coffee roaster is also a historical landmark.

A 200-year-old tavern challenges guests to finish a glass of wine while hanging from a ceiling beam.

In Little Caribbean, an ice-cream shop serves up regional flavors, including soursop, Irish moss, and "greatnut."

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

Could this grave be the true resting place of legendary gunfighter "Doc" Holliday? Unclear.

A unique bridge with an equally unique view.