An ancient temple to the Hindu god Shiva surrounded by jaw-dropping scenery.

One of the few places where inexperienced snorkelers can spot a shark.

The ruins of this old church are slowing sinking into the sand.

This Colombo wetland is an unlikely wildlife haven just outside the capital city.

Why is there a vintage Rolls Royce in this Buddhist temple?

Pettah's beautiful floating market was once a stinky canal in a sketchy industrial area.

The remains of a town so thoroughly destroyed by French forces that the citizens simply left.

This lake in the Cascades lives up to its name, disappearing down a hole every spring.

The ruins of this monumental city founded by the first Roman Emperor are strangely overlooked by most travelers.

Deep in the countryside lie the remains of one of the grandest Roman dwellings in Britain.

The Roman Emperor's lost summer home and grotto full of enormous sculptures sit along the Italian seashore.

A unique museum tells the story of the day-to-day life of World War I soldiers.

This modern French ossuary contains the jumbled bones of 130,000 WWI soldiers.

A swath of France so devastated by war it is still forbidden to go there.

This striking fort on the Maginot Line looks just as it did after being destroyed in the Fall of France.

The now-overgrown beach resort was once frequented by Yugoslav military elite.

A full figure 4th century incorruptible saint lies in a glass coffin in Croatia.

Rusted structures stand like ghosts of Cyprus' 6,000-year-old copper industry.

An ancient necropolis of magnificent tombs.

The ancient mosaics here are considered among the finest in the world, and serve as a stunning record of Greco-Roman daily life.

A crumbling ghost town with prime views of the dam that doomed it.

For nearly 2,000 years this church has been waging war on local snakes by importing cats.

This 700-year-old Cyprus castle is the birthplace of the world's oldest wine, said to be toasted by Richard the Lionheart at his wedding.

This old Estonian mine has been kept like a sprawling time capsule of the local shale industry.