"Stairs of the Turks", a chalky white cliff eroded conveniently into stairs, allowing for easy pillaging.

The former atelier of Mario Cassisa is a treasure trove of paintings, sculptures, and artist books.

These ruins of a Phoenician sanctuary in Sicily have a dark history.

A medieval bridge stretches over a sulfur-rich river that leads to year-round natural hot springs.

Gigantic water vessel, permanently grounded in Southern Albania.

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

Tourists to the mountaintop Sicilian town often overlook its ancient fortifications.

A never-inhabited village that was built as part of Mussolini's agricultural reforms.

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

France's Lilliputian park displays over 100 of the country's monuments for visitor perusal.

Experience architect Le Corbusier's modernist design for living in the home he designed for himself.

This cascade of mineral-rich hot springs and waterfalls is an oasis in the Jordanian desert.

A refurbished locomotive from a bygone era in the middle of the Jordanian desert.

As the Dead Sea continues to deplete, massive sinkholes open along its banks.

One of the few guarded stops along the great spice route.

A more chill but no less fascinating version of the famous ancient archeological site.

Monty Python fans will recognize this abandoned mine as the Cave of the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.