The world's largest collection of ship figureheads includes figures from legends and history alike, from Sir Lancelot to Abraham Lincoln.

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

A fantastical bed and breakfast with magically unique rooms.

The only quarter of the Old City not dedicated to a major world religion.

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

The remains of this ancient fortress atop a manmade hill look as though they were built into a volcano.

These ruins by the Dead Sea is where John the Baptist met his untimely end.

Concentrated around the Dead Sea, these surprising canyons are filled with coursing water, fish, and even crabs.

A ghost village sits atop a mountain within Jordan’s largest biosphere reserve.

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

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

Known as the leaning temple, the sacred structure has somehow developed a severe nine-degree slant.

Only museum in the world devoted to bookbinding and book arts holds a permanent collection representing five centuries.

Ruins of the Crusaders' headquarters.

Part modern art project, part traditional chapel, this see-through church is only substantial from the right angle.

The oldest Jewish cemetery in Europe survived Hitler's Germany.

Oldest Protestant church in the Middle East, designed to resemble a synagogue.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.

This ghost town in Belgium will lose its street art when it ceases to exist.

A gender-bending antihero's grave, where lies the inspiration for both book and film.