These eight mummies are the best-preserved human remains ever discovered in North America.

A folk-art cottage and hotel straight from a Slavic fairy tale.

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

This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

An ornate century-old elevator still connects the two halves of Bad Schandau.

Towering sandstone rock formations where 'The Chronicles of Narnia' was filmed.

The hairpin turns in this mountain road take the shape of a letter—is it a coincidence or a symbol of love?

The only known mosaic depicting the Greek god of sleep, Hypnos.

A beautiful mountaintop mausoleum devoted to a Montenegrin icon can't seem to make everyone happy.

On top of a resort town as old as the Bronze Age sits an incredible war memorial statue overlooking the beaches below.

Former military fort and site of untold horrors during WWII, this island may become the Adriatic's next luxury resort.

This exclusive resort has completely covered a tiny Balkan island in a 5-star warren of guest rooms.

A tiny church on a man-made island in the Adriatic.

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.

An apparition of Virgin Mary in Herzegovina.

A field filled with carved medieval tombstones called stećak.

Controversial site of what could be Europe's first pyramid.

This picturesque monastery at the base of a cliff is a peaceful oasis open to all visitors.

Inat Kuća, or "House of Spite," is more than just an oddly named restaurant.

There's a mini version of Iguazu Falls hidden in the Balkans, and it's got a rope swing.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

Its frescoes depict the likeness of Marshal Tito, Karl Marx, and Friedrich Engels burning in hell.

A curious cave church carved into the face of a cliff.