This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.

The most gigantic, swoony, intimidating trio of fingers in all of antiquity.

The home of the Dead Sea Scrolls is an abstract modernist dream.

A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.

This small shrine is dedicated to the designer of the first Russian fighter jet and his brother, who became Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet.

Unusual building appears to be haphazardly built from randomly piled bricks.

The charmingly disheveled clock tower of Tbilisi's puppet theater.

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

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

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

The deepest underground city in Turkey was designed to protect 20,000 people behind massive stone doors.

This famous city eluded concrete detection until the early 2000's.

Turkish adventurer antiques in the heart of the Grand Bazaar.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

Fifteen Jodhpur queens left their handprints before going to their fiery death.

A complex of six forts embedded in the Rajasthan hills.

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.

The remains of what was, not so long ago, the world's largest city.

An extraordinary "City of Caves" carved from solid stone.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.