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

Submerged ruins of a Neolithic coastal settlement, where houses, wells, graves and skeletons have been unearthed.

A magical oasis in the middle of the Negev Desert.

A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.

This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

A Caribbean chef recreates his enslaved great-great-grandmother's dishes inside the home she purchased after buying her freedom.

A stone circle on the slopes of a Caribbean volcano commemorates the leader of an anti-slavery uprising.

At first glance, little checkered structures on the hillside look like they house the living, not the dead.

Pablo Neruda's custom-built lover's nest was made to remind him of the sea and named after his mistress' hair.

A museum founded to reflect on and remember the human rights abuses under Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet.

Built for the 1962 World Cup, this fully functioning botanical clock is still ticking.

Pivotal home of Nobel Prize winner Pablo Neruda.

This stone commemorates the island's launch into international aviation.

Carvings in Turkey's Marble Road may have directed ancient Romans to a hidden brothel.

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

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

Have tea in a cemetery with a dazzling view of Istanbul.

Climb a steep hill in 90 seconds on the second-oldest urban subway in the world.

This Turkish cave boasts some rather bizarre associations with the King of Mount Olympus.

1513 Turkish world map, full of European state secrets and snarky commentary.

A gorgeous, Gaudí-esque stairway constructed in the city of Istanbul by a prominent Jewish family.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.