This lovely little burbling creek is actually a deadly waterway that has dragged down everyone who ever set foot in it.

After 400 years of being closed to the public, this monastery's underground tunnels and secret garden are now a museum.

This church is named for one of the most dramatic tales in the early Christian church.

At more than 5,000 years old, these structures are among the oldest free-standing stone buildings in the world.

Ancient mysterious ruts carved in the bedrock.

These temples are among the oldest free-standing stone buildings in the world.

The medieval home is still engraved with the symbol of the profession, an eye flanked by two axes.

This almost-forgotten underground dungeon housed several convicts over the years, including Caravaggio.

Hidden beneath a restaurant, underground tunnels tell the story of Malta’s tragic role in World War II.

The ruins of a megalithic monument sit right in the garden of a luxurious Maltese resort.

Enigmatic tombs and cave dwellings on the outskirts of a rural village.

This spectacular dome managed to survive after being bombed in World War II, in an event known as the "Miracle of Mosta."

This unique building in the main square stands out among the city's typically Baroque architecture.

The remains of a 1st-century aristocratic Roman town house featuring beautiful well-preserved mosaics.

Overshadowed by other, more famous Maltese catacombs, this ancient burial chamber has one of the best examples of a ritual agape table.

The Jesus tree of Malta bears a striking resemblance to Christ on the cross.

These lesser-known Maltese catacombs date back over 1,700 years.

This prison on the Maltese island of Gozo is almost 500 years old, and they have the graffiti to prove it.

A centuries-old forgotten underworld lies beneath Malta.

This subterranean necropolis holds three floors of antler-dug grave caves.

A hidden tunnel of bones in one of Malta's oldest churches.

The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.

Burial grounds for more than 1,000 bodies deep under the modern town of Rabat.

Stone Age solar temple is aligned with the sun on each equinox and solstice.