An indigenous ethnobotanist runs this brunch spot celebrating Australia’s native flavors.

This secret Australian garden was built on love after a man planted a random bulb he found in the ocean.

One of the largest wooden constructions in Europe was meant to be a casino, but soon became an orphanage.

This crucial gathering spot along the "hippie trail" still displays old notes between traveling beatniks and backpackers.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

A narrow passage next to a cafe leads to a courtyard exploding with murals, tags, and paste-ups.

An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.

The home-turned-museum of Barış Manço, the mustachioed Turkish Elvis for children.

This ancient city - home to nine civilizations - is soon to be buried under 200 feet of water.

A sacred lake with thousands of sacred carp and a biblical history.

The best-preserved ancient theater in the world.

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

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

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

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

A deadly ancient portal to the underworld.

This famous city eluded concrete detection until the early 2000's.

Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.

A World War II evacuation tunnel turned into a history display of Croatian state and people.

Inside this mansion turned museum, the works of prominent Croatian artists are on full display.

When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.

This stunning, out-of-the-way Croatian monument commemorates a community's uprising against occupying fascist forces.

The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."

A Catholicism-themed restaurant where sacrilege is on the menu.