A Bronze age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini might have been the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis.

A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.

This historic timepiece is thought to be the only public clock in the world that keeps lunar time.

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

The place where World War I began.

Oriental bazaar in the heart of Sarajevo.

Hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers crowd Albania long after the fall of Communism.

What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?

This ominous Albanian fortress houses tanks and downed planes as a reminder of their victories over Western imperialism.

Once the fallout shelter of a dictator, this sprawling bunker is now a combined history museum and contemporary art gallery.

An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.

Once part of an ancient international harbor, it's now an all-you-can-eat shrimp buffet for flamingos and other water birds.

The ancient mosaics here are considered among the finest in the world, and serve as a stunning record of Greco-Roman daily life.

An ancient necropolis of magnificent tombs.

Nailing a coin to this holy stump is just another way to ask the gods for relief from dental pain.

Dating back to the fourth century, it's the oldest Hindu temple still in use in the Kathmandu Valley.

This historic square in Nepal is home to temples dating back to the third century.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world keeps an eye out in every direction.

Many Hindus make the long pilgrimage to this holy city to have their remains burned on the banks of the Ganges River.

This opulent 16th-century Maharaja’s palace is a unique mix of Hindu and Muslim designs.

This stunning 15th-century royal hill fort preserves the age of chivalry in Rajasthan.

A complex of six forts embedded in the Rajasthan hills.

An ancient stone fortress considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world.

This sacred fig tree with a link to the Buddha is one of the oldest human-planted trees in the world.