A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

A meow-velous tribute to a beloved street cat, made famous on the internet.

This elevator was built in 1907 to connect two neighborhoods separated by a steep, rocky cliff.

Taking the subway here means doing so over a bridge located in the middle of an estuary.

An underground network of massive stone arches and their skylit vaults support ruins of portico structures above.

This arch granting triumphal entrance into Antalya was designed to honor the emperor's visit.

This historic hotel preserves many treasures from its heyday hosting passengers on the Orient Express.

This crumbling medieval basilica once attracted pilgrims by the thousands to collect a miraculous dust that formed above the saint's tomb.

A section of the long chain that blocked enemy ships from entering Constantinople.

This half-forgotten fortress was constructed by the Ottoman conqueror of Constantinople.

Carvings in Turkey's Marble Road may have directed ancient Romans to a hidden brothel.

The ancient latrines of the Greeks, in all their public glory.

The legendary luxury train passage is commemorated with a charming museum inside its former eastern terminus.

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

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

A gorgeous, Gaudí-esque stairway constructed in the city of Istanbul by a prominent Jewish family.

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.

Climb a steep hill in 90 seconds on the second-oldest urban subway in the world.

Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.

An Art Nouveau gem hides beneath the layers of city grime obscuring this once-magnificent building.

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

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet your wish will be granted.

The best-preserved ancient theater in the world.