The ancient latrines of the Greeks, in all their public glory.

Carvings in Turkey's Marble Road may have directed ancient Romans to a hidden brothel.

This little Greek plateau is home to thousands of rustic, white-sailed windmills.

A 4th-century Roman church complete with a hidden underground cave.

A 1970s resort city now stands abandoned, caught in the middle of a divided island.

An ancient necropolis of magnificent tombs.

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

Legend holds that St. Paul was flogged for preaching Christianity at this pillar.

The ruins of a fifth-century church dedicated to Our Lady of the Harbor.

This sea stack in Cyprus is traditionally seen as the birthplace of the goddess Aphrodite.

These ruins disappear beneath the waves every winter.

This 700-year-old Cyprus castle is the birthplace of the world's oldest wine, said to be toasted by Richard the Lionheart at his wedding.

For nearly 2,000 years this church has been waging war on local snakes by importing cats.

Ancient stone dildos and other odd pieces of medical history are displayed at this quirky Cyprus gem.

The water here is so clear you can see the mysteriously sunken ship from the surface.

More than 20,000 salt and pepper shakers from across the globe call this museum home.

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

This former Imperial summer home was the venue for a royal slap that once echoed 'round the world.

The home-turned-museum of Barış Manço, the mustachioed Turkish Elvis for children.

The eclectic home of a leading Turkish architect is a gorgeous piece of eye candy.

One of the newest mosques in a city filled with thousands.

This museum was invented in a novel before being made real by the author.

A gorgeous, Gaudí-esque stairway constructed in the city of Istanbul by a prominent Jewish family.

Climb a steep hill in 90 seconds on the second-oldest urban subway in the world.