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

The alleged house of the Virgin Mary is tucked away in a park and nature preserve on Mt. Koressos in Turkey and is holy to both Catholics and Muslims alike.

A mysterious ancient cemetery with Roman sarcophagi and Lycian inscriptions.

Fantastic lake on the heart of a fault line.

Mausoleum and Holy Seat of Antiochus I of Commagene.

A charming beach town in Turkey captures all the colors of the rainbow.

The best-preserved ancient theater in the world.

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

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

The cuisine at this Sheepshead Bay spot tells the story of a displaced Muslim Chinese community.

One of the few Glatt kosher delis in the United States is a cornerstone of its Hasidic neighborhood.

A hidden architectural treasure in New York's Brooklyn.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

From neon green watering holes to bleached elephant foetuses, this Mozambique museum makes natural history weird.

The rocks are a time capsule of a 407-million-year-old Earth.

Witness traditional silk production in the Uzbek city that's been a hub of sericulture for over a thousand years.

One of the most ethnically diverse spots on the planet.

The ruins of an ancient Zoroastrian Tower of Silence believed to be the earliest example of the traditional funerary practice.

Former island in the Aral Sea used to be a top-secret Russian bio-weapons facility.

Final palace complex of the last of 29 Kokand rulers.

A building facade covered with the statues of 11 giants of Tajik literature.

The remains of an ancient city-state along the Silk Road.

The first version of this stalwart construction appeared around 3,000 years ago.

Where the father of Persian poetry is laid to rest.