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

An abused and forgotten metropolis, abandoned for centuries.

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

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

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

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

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

Inside this medieval church resides a unique set of murals.

Only a fragment of this 15th-century Dance of Death survives today.

A proto micro-nation sometimes populated by artists, surrounded on all sides by a Utah most barren.

Thousands of years ago, Indigenous people painted images onto these canyon walls that are still on display today, provocative, mysterious, and enduring reminders of the people who lived here long ago.

Within the former ghost town of Cisco is a carefully restored tiny town with one resident and its own art residency.

This set of three large, volcanic hot springs is a favorite haunt for intrepid divers.

Hundreds of drawings left by the land's previous inhabitants remain mysterious.

Thousands of pieces of art have been carved into the rock at the site of an ancient volcanic eruption.

Across the Pacific in a raft, a museum dedicated to Thor Heyerdahl's now legendary expedition.

Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.

Mexico's astounding mummy museum with "the world's smallest mummy."

This embalmed man is one of the best preserved mummies from the Canary Islands.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

One of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters is still used today, but for less brutal events.

Croatia's "hairy stone" fortress is one of the most well preserved Istrian castles.

This picturesque medieval monastery guards a small trove of historic treasures.

The remains of a sunken military ship wreck visible through clear water.