A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

Turkish adventurer antiques in the heart of the Grand Bazaar.

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

1513 Turkish world map, full of European state secrets and snarky commentary.

The most metal church of all time was built in record time because of an international, pious pissing contest.

Step back in time and witness the fall of Constantinople.

This former Imperial summer home was the venue for a royal slap that once echoed 'round the world.

Over the centuries, this island paradise has done it all, from providing monks with ecclesiastical respite to sheltering an exiled Leon Trotsky.

This magnificent Crimean estate was once a playground of the Russian elite.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

Countless stories attempt to explain Poland's mysterious J-shaped trees.

Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

Perched on a spindly rock spire in a Greek archipelago, this lighthouse would make a perfect wizard's tower.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

Hundreds of dwarf beeches create an unusual, haunting forest in the north of France.

Once the local rulers had gone these enchanting ruins housed common folk in an almost real life fairy tale.

A little church on a tiny island looks like something from a fairy tale.

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

This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.

An enchanting monastery in the Spanish countryside appears lifted from a fantasy tale.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.