This ancient market is often referred to as the oldest shopping mall in the world.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

The ruins of the largest gladiatorial school in Rome are largely hidden under modern streets.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

A mushroom-shaped outcropping that has come to be the symbol for an entire town.

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.

Southern Italy's spinning top village.

A long-buried ancient ruin unearthed right in the middle of the city.

This triumphal 16th-century arched gateway leads to the oldest street in Palermo.

This amazingly preserved Doric temple was abandoned before it was ever completed.

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

Dynastic Home of the De Piro Family.

Vast stretch of tide-pools with a unique Moroccan charm.

God's Saharan sandbox of wrath.

The other side is actually green.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

The designated Jewish quarter in Fez dates back to the 15th century.

In Egypt's expanding metro area, many of the neighbors are dead.

The only quarter of the Old City not dedicated to a major world religion.

Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.

Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.

This famous archeological mystery may be an ancient example of movable type.

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.