Small ship votives hang from the vaulted ceiling of this port-side church with a Latin inscription on the wall.

A historic Montreal market that was the city's agricultural hub for over century.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

A 20-foot statue reminds viewers of an extinct species.

The only example of a Paris Métro sign in use at a subway station outside of the French capital. 

Immortalized in bronze, this frazzled student will be glued to his screen for centuries.

One of Canada's oldest museums, the beautiful Redpath has been serving up Natural History and Ethnography since 1882.

Two adjoining collections of 19th-20th century physics apparatuses and instruments.

A tiny Greek Orthodox church from the Ottoman era hides on a busy city street.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

This Ottoman-era church is hidden amid a busy tourist area.

A Byzantine church containing the holy remnants of three saints sits atop the site of an ancient temple.

The only surviving choragic monument is a trophy awarded in 334 BC for the winning dramatic chorus.

A former royal garden with lush surroundings in the heart of the city.

An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.

This historic structure has been used as a mosque, a barracks, a prison, a school, and a bakery.

This post-Ottoman era church in Athens was built by locals to serve the residents of Anafiotica

The Cycladic architecture makes this Athens neighborhood feel like an island paradise hidden in the shadow of the Acropolis.

The site where the summer solstice helped ancient Greeks sync the lunar and solar calendars.

These caves secretly held national treasures during World War II.

This underground art installation recreates an ancient date honey storeroom.

This unassuming oil well changed the history of the Arabian Gulf.

These 4,000-year-old tombs form a surreal landscape.

The last place in Bahrain where you can get a custom-made dhow.