This crucial gathering spot along the "hippie trail" still displays old notes between traveling beatniks and backpackers.

A Lycian city of the dead carved into the hillside of Southern Turkey, complete with startlingly human touches.

These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.

Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

Founded in 670, this ancient mosque is an architectural time portal.

The largest and best-preserved Roman amphitheater in Africa was designed to seat 35,000 people.

An abandoned film set location for a remote spaceport in a galaxy far, far away hides in the Tunisian desert.

Buildings from the fictional planet of Tatooine still litter the Tunisian desert.

The largest salt lake in the Sahara is mysteriously alluring.

The original movie set for the home of 'Star Wars' hero Luke Skywalker.

A seemingly simple canyon that was the backdrop to a number of famous movies.

A 15th-century granary that played the role of futuristic slave quarters in the world of 'Star Wars.'

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