A closer look at this somewhat faded hotel by the Corinth Canal reveals the architectural undertones of a genius.

This church combines Christian, Byzantine, and ancient Greek architectural elements.

This small shrine dedicated to a fish is believed to hold the secrets to this historic market's founding.

This magnificent stepwell is designed as an inverted temple and adorned with 1,500 sculptures.

Georges Seurat’s pointillist masterpiece has been recreated in Ohio in topiary form.

The ruins of an ancient Celtiberian town with incredible rock-cut buildings and a Roman aqueduct.

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

The atmospheric ruins of a historic church can be found on a hill above the city of Oviedo.

The 3,600-year-old archeological sensation is considered to be the oldest representation of the cosmos.

An extraordinary mix of Phoenician, Roman, early Christian, and Byzantine ruins beautifully set overlooking the Mediterranean.

A fantastical bed and breakfast with magically unique rooms.

Ivy-covered Medieval tunnels cut through this charming town in France's Loire Valley.

A windswept necropolis carved into the rocks overlooks the "most Portuguese town in Portugal."

These rustic holiday homes are made from discarded fishing boat hulls.

Large-scale contemporary artworks tower over fields and lurk in forests around a Jacobean manor house.

This ancient altar emerges from the thick forests to reveal the mysteries of Etruscan sacrificial rituals.

Aged nearly 1,700 years, the world's oldest bottle of wine is probably still drinkable.

A palatial sculpture park was built illegally and in secret by a self-taught artist over 36 years.

An ancient stone fortress considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world.

The Bourbon royal family had this unique octagonal hunting "cottage" built on a tiny islet in Lake Fusaro.

A reconstructed farm shows what life was like in Norway 1,500 years ago.

This magical space partly designed by Antoni Gaudi is one of the best examples of romantic gardening in the Mediterranean.

Modern commuters still pass through this 2,000-year-old Roman archway.

A remarkable medieval structure born from a 14th-century disaster.