Gladiators battle and chariots race daily in the ruins of a once-great Roman city.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years old and harbors many surprises.

The world's oldest map of the holy land gives us a fragmented glimpse of the layout of biblical nations.

This historic rec center in the heart of Israel is a bastion of peace and togetherness.

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

As the Dead Sea continues to deplete, massive sinkholes open along its banks.

Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

If you’ve ever seen a picture of Machu Picchu, then you’ve seen a picture of Huayna Picchu—you just didn’t realize it.

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.

Rome's semi-secret peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

One of Catholicism's four major basilicas has a series of papal portraits that are said to predict the end of the world.

Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient Roman Forum, the Lacus Curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

One of several skulls claiming to belong to the beheaded St. John the Baptist is on display at this Roman church.

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.