A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

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

Charnel house at the foot of Mount Sinai.

A 1,500-year-old ghost settlement is slowly fading away.

A Turkish ghost town abandoned in a population exchange with Greece.

What is left of the pillar of Saint Simeon, the voluntary martyr who climbed the column to give his sermons, remaining perched there for thirty-seven years.

Live a night as a Byzantine King, with a minibar and private jacuzzi.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years old and harbors many surprises.

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

Oldest Protestant church in the Middle East, designed to resemble a synagogue.

Mysterious lost empire of the Silk Road.

Neighborhood in Jerusalem is home to the ultra-orthodox haredim.

Ruins of the Crusaders' headquarters.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese Shrine.

A natural arch offers panoramic views of Yangshuo's karst hills.

This Tang Dynasty behemoth is the biggest Buddha in the world.

Enormous burial mounds of ancient emperors.

The largest dinosaurs in the world, kissing above the highway.

Jurassic theme park in the small town of Erlian.

Enormous statue of the Emperor of the Mongols.

A palatial sculpture park was built illegally and in secret by a self-taught artist over 36 years.

A grand example of 19th century Burmese teak architecture, and the most significant of Mandalay's historic buildings.

Modest by day, illuminated majestically at sunset.