A 605-page Quran penned in the blood of a dictator is locked away in a mosque.

One of the most acclaimed eateries in Arkansas is a two-table diner on the ground floor of a family home.

A cone-shaped top and cylindrical body set this 900-year-old structure apart from other Italian bell towers.

This centuries-old hotel hides a network of secret cellars and passages once used by smugglers.

The cave where two British judges hid in exile after sentencing the king to death.

Western Europe's only representation of a Roman goddess still in its original location sits in an unassuming park.

This ancient Silk Road outpost overlooking the Wakhan Valley is miraculously still standing.

This magnificent blue mosque in Afghanistan is surrounded by thousands of white doves.

The vertical-axis windmills of ancient Persia have been grinding flour for 1,000 years and counting.

This overlooked museum houses an amazing collection of rare, antique typewriters.

Behind medieval walls in a corner of bustling Palermo is a breathtaking former mosque once inhabited by a wolf-taming hermit.

Mexico's largest collection of masks is found in the ruins of an abandoned convent.

Ireland's most remarkable collection of these curious cone-shaped houses is worth the buzz.

The ruined doorway is a portal to the building's turbulent and torturous past.

Made famous by 'Star Wars,' these troglodyte homes face an uncertain future.