One man's quest to fix his toilet unearthed over 5,000 artifacts spanning more than 2,000 years of history.

The world's oldest map of the holy land gives us a fragmented glimpse of the layout of biblical nations.

These 18th-century paintings of Warsaw were used to reconstruct the city after World War II.

This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.

A star-shaped fortress town fort built in the geometric model of the Renaissance utopian city.

Three floors above a 2,000-year-old royal tomb is a rare collection of ancient porcelain pillows.

The ruins of an ancient Roman tomb hidden in the basement of a trendy clothing store.

The original resting place of Queen Cleopatra and Mark Antony's only daughter.

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

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

Along the most northwestern point in Africa is an ancient cave surrounded by legends.

This Ukranian fortress is one of the best-preserved medieval castles in Europe.

Whether they are bulls or pigs, these ancient animal sculptures are fascinating relics.

These magnificent city walls rise from the barren sun-baked Spanish plains like something straight out of a fairytale.

Every spring, locals see the shadowy figures of a ghost army of slain Greek soldiers descend upon this ruined fort.

The 400-year-old remains of the samurai invasion of Korea.

This castle ruin in the middle of nowhere is a gem for wildlife enthusiasts.

Ruins of a 13th-century fortress perched above a breathtaking Mediterranean bay.

World War II ended before these tunnels built to protect vital oil from Japanese bombs were ever used.

The wartime boat shelter now doubles as an underground concert hall where musicians play on rafts along the waterway.

Several of these strange cone-shaped bunkers can still be seen around the former Nazi headquarters.