The legendary wooden horse that stands in modern Troy is a prop from the 2004 Wolfgang Petersen film.

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

Mausoleum and Holy Seat of Antiochus I of Commagene.

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

A Lycian city of the dead carved into the hillside of Southern Turkey, complete with startlingly human touches.

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

A 17th-century mosque that was used for war more than worship.

One of its engravings is believed to be among the first representations of medical and surgical instruments.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

Only a handful of these gorgeous historic waterwheels remain but even those are in danger from local unrest.

Ruins of the Crusaders' headquarters.

Mysterious lost empire of the Silk Road.

A never-finished memorial to the heroes of the Napoleonic War has become "Scotland's Folly."

Looking strangely like Rome's Colosseum, this unfinished tower has dominated the skyline for over 100 years.

Edinburgh's oldest statue hides within a parking lot behind the city's iconic cathedral.

A close look reveals that the Scottish monument is just slightly off-kilter.

Remnants of the 16th-century defensive wall still stand unassumingly within Edinburgh.

The building where Mary, Queen of Scots was said to have bathed in white wine.

This extinct volcano rises above Edinburgh and is special for its panoramic views over the city.

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points.

A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.

The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.