This eatery re-creates dishes from the Ottoman Empire so you can dine like a sultan.

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

A meow-velous tribute to a beloved street cat, made famous on the internet.

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

Standing atop 2nd-century Roman ruins, this church is one of the oldest and most iconic in Old Cairo.

A preserved oasis with traditional Andalusian-style architecture and beautiful views of the Nile.

The massive cave church of Cairo's Zabbaleen community is one of the largest Christian churches in the Middle East.

An ancient instrument used to measure the waters of the Nile so Egyptian farmers would know whether to expect famine or flood.

The splendor of this 17th century golden chapel has led it to be called the "eighth wonder of the world."

This old-school café is famous for serving coffee, chilaquiles, and the Cuban Revolution.

A museum in the former home of Marxist revolutionary Leon Trotsky.

A uniquely robust and historic look at Mexico's omnipresent dance with Death.

This fantastical house shaped like a seashell brings aquatic design to architecture.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.

Meant to be one of the most extravagant hotels in the world, now an eerie, abandoned architectural gem in Mexico City.

Twelve natural mummies are displayed in the crypt of this former monastery school.

A church dedicated to the Mexican skeleton saint.

The famous artist couple lived and worked here, in two different houses separated by a bridge.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

Superstitious? Discover the witchy side of Mexico through its largest esoteric market.

Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

An island filled with hundreds of hanging, decomposing, decapitated dolls.