Over the centuries, this island paradise has done it all, from providing monks with ecclesiastical respite to sheltering an exiled Leon Trotsky.

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

Taking the subway here means doing so over a bridge located in the middle of an estuary.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

This famous city eluded concrete detection until the early 2000's.

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet, your wish will be granted.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

An excavation site that signified Hercules in Pula, and a glimpse into the city's Roman history.

The oldest operating Mississippi River–style steamboat still navigates the Ohio River.

Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

Sweden's "good old days" painstakingly re-created in a model village.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

Outside a Viking museum sits a modern-day runestone made by a Swedish runemaster using traditional methods.

There's something in the air as history repeats itself at this museum dedicated to the Swedish pop band.

Dine on food tied to Viking history and legend at this subterranean Stockholm spot.

This grisly exhibit houses skeletons and weapons from a devastating 14th-century clash.