The tiny Spanish village that long refused to change its outrageously anti-Semitic name.

The most elaborate of 12 medieval arched doorways to the old city of Burgos.

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

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

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

This splendid mosaic embodies ancient Rome's fascination with the exotic allure of Egypt.

The city of Palestrina was built around this magnificent terraced sanctuary dedicated to the pagan goddess Fortuna.

The second-highest village in Lazio has attracted artists for 400 years and is now a spectacular open-air art gallery.

A lonesome Moai stands in a small Italian town some 9,000 miles away from its Easter Island brethren.

A magnificent Neogothic tomb hides within this Italian fairytale-like forest.

This ancient trail climbs the mountain where a Latin League cult worshipped Jupiter, its main deity.

This massive rock balanced for thousands of years being tossed here during a volcanic eruption.

A fascinating assortment of cave dwellings, medieval ruins, and sarcophagi are being devoured by the forest.

Italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini fell in love with this lonely 13th-century tower while making his most famous film.

The ruins of a medieval village that was abandoned after a 19th-century inferno.

An amazing collection of wax anatomical models and terratological models.

A treasure trove of Renaissance-era funerary art in a Roman church built on top of Nero's grave.

An enigmatic modern marker left next to a historic Roman site.

Inscriptions found in the Majella mountains reveal stories of resistance and rebellion after the unification of Italy.

The sister plane of the C-123 shot down during the Iran-Contra Affair has found a new purpose in retirement.

The former home of Norway's greatest romantic composer.

Housing the famous Norwegian ice-defying 19th century polar exploration ship.

A favorite with sightseers, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.