A well-worshipped shrine to the Virgin Mary nestled inside the last of Zagreb’s historic gates.

An abandoned Byzantine fortress and notorious prison.

One of the most photographed locations in the entire city.

The legendary luxury train passage is commemorated with a charming museum inside its former eastern terminus.

A galley-shaped memorial to the prisoners of an infamous fortress.

Hidden in a secluded Greek cove is a pristine beach marred only by the rusting smuggler's hulk stranded on its shores.

This fairytale-looking castle is a wonderful example of Greek neo-Gothic architecture

An intricate network of underground tombs carved into volcanic rock.

An ambiguous ambience emanates from this centuries old leprosy quarantine.

This 11th-century Greek monastery has renowned mosaics and relics of a brutal past.

This medieval "painted village" is famous for its geometric facades.

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 elevator was built in 1907 to connect two neighborhoods separated by a steep, rocky cliff.

An underground network of massive stone arches and their skylit vaults support ruins of portico structures above.

A unique art center and shop just below a United Nations Checkpoint in central Nicosia.

The largest caravanserai in Cyprus also includes amazing examples of Ottoman architecture.

This no man's land slicing through the island is strewn with abandoned relics of another time.

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

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

Unusual building appears to be haphazardly built from randomly piled bricks.

At this rare mosque in Tbilisi, Sunni and Shia Muslims pray side by side.

A cluster of historic bathhouses built on the famed hot springs that gave the Georgian capital its name.

You'll find just about anything in this funky Tbilisi flea market.