Housed in an old British jail, this spot serves up Georgian, Russian, and Ukrainian specialities with a side of Turkish history.

A tiny park in the middle of some big power politics.

This ancient abandoned church in a remote part of Turkey is in danger of falling over.

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.

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

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

An ancient church on a tiny island covered in stone bible stories has controversially been turned into a museum.

Roman ruins, natural methane fires and a lovely beach.

Standing proud atop a Turkish bluff, this Ottoman palace has retained its grandeur despite being abandoned for centuries.

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

Hidden just under the waters around this Turkish island are the ruins of a once great city.

130 replicas of world wonders squeezed into just 118 acres of space.

Thanks to the building of a life-giving reservoir, part of the Great Wall of China is now a dive site.

China's very own Atlantis is an ornate dynastic city resting at the bottom of a lake.

Enormous burial mounds of ancient emperors.

Jurassic theme park in the small town of Erlian.

A bright turquoise river cascades beautifully down stepped terraces in southern China.

Rivers of cattle blood gone, a strange Escheresque building remains, the last of its kind.

Massive series of 45 caves and over 51,000 sculptures carved from cliffsides in China.

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?

This church houses the tomb—but not the remains—of St. Nicholas, the likely progenitor to Santa Claus.

A sacred lake with thousands of sacred carp and a biblical history.

This hunter-gatherer architecture is believed to be the oldest religious complex known.

The ornate miniature mansions were built for Istanbul's feathered residents.