The alleged house of the Virgin Mary is tucked away in a park and nature preserve on Mt. Koressos in Turkey and is holy to both Catholics and Muslims alike.

A charming beach town in Turkey captures all the colors of the rainbow.

This fortress was built using the last surviving stones from the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

A subterranean necropolis blending Egyptian, Hellenic, and Roman traditions and art styles.

The lost library of Alexandria, revived as a spearhead of cultural preservation.

This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.

This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.

A miniature village mimics the surrounding buildings so well it includes itself.

This skewed English house has looked like it's going to fall over for centuries.

This strangely dressed taxidermy creature has a heartbreaking story.

A wonderfully eccentric Victorian-era museum and library.

Inspired by Thomas Stothard's painting of the "Journey to Canterbury," albeit with Canterbury natives.

One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.

Crop circles inspired this whimsical garden in Germany.

An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.

A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.

This Berlin island is home to a flock of free-roaming peacocks, as well as a historic ivory folly.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

Numerous stone coffins from different centuries, lined up in a sixth century basilica.

According to Greek mythology, this natural spring is the home of a freshwater nymph.

Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.

A mysterious ancient elephant said to possess magic powers is now the symbol of a Sicilian city.

Hilltop garden on the site of an old fortress overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.