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Historic house-museum dedicated to the revolutionary gay graphic artist Tom of Finland.

The approximate spot where the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar was put to death.

An expansive collection donated by an heirless nobleman formed this admission-free civic museum.

This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.

It's believed emperor Hadrian himself funded this once architectural wonder.

A unique sculpture park that features the works of several famed artists.

In an arboretum with hundreds of memorials to the fallen, this one might be the most poignant.

Nestled in a peaceful valley, this Armenian monastery may have been saved from Mongols thanks to the eyes of God.

This little medieval church hidden in the center of Yerevan was lost and rediscovered—twice.

This triumphal arch is the only fully standing structure that remains from Roman-era Oea.

Magnificent Roman ruins lie vulnerable to destruction on the edge of the Mediterranean.

A fortress-like granary that has been continually in use for more than nine centuries.

A beautiful oasis town dating back to the Roman period still serves as reprieve from the brutal summer sun in Libya.

In Stone Town, Zanzibar, the city’s culture and history is told through its doors.

This slowly crumbling mansion was home to one of East Africa's richest and most powerful slave traders.

This monument is a stark reminder of the horrors of the Zanzibar slave trade.

In Zanzibar, a historic 19th-century palace is a reminder of the world's shortest war.

Freddie Mercury's childhood home is now a monument to the iconic Queen rockstar.

After sunset the heart of Zanzibar's historic Stone Town neighborhood transforms into a culinary playground.

Stunning ruins of what was once the center of one of the greatest empires in East Africa.

Art Nouveau beauty hidden deep in Cairo’s Al-Helmiya neighborhood.

This memorial park is also the original site of Queen Cleopatra’s Caesareum, whose pillars now stand in London and New York.

This fortress was built using the last surviving stones from the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Hidden away in a back alley, this Art Nouveau cafe has been in business since 1882.