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

Breathtaking Byzantine paintings cover the inside of this 12th-century church.

The ancient mosaics here are considered among the finest in the world, and serve as a stunning record of Greco-Roman daily life.

Qatar's oldest market can trace its origins back more than a century.

The shallow, salty inlet was a safe haven for 19th-century pirates.

This spectacular mosque houses the second-largest chandelier in the world.

This remote British Imperial telegraph relay outpost drove men insane.

This Balinese sea temple is thought to be guarded by the hundreds of monkeys that live around it.

This dazzling Art Nouveau mansion is now home to the Modern Art Gallery Subotica.

At this archaeological site, visitors can explore the ruins of the capital of the former Roman province of Moesia.

This historic black and white monastery is one of Bulgaria's architectural jewels.

Underneath this Byzantinian church lies a necropolis filled with ancient tombs and the ruins of previous churches.

A striking symbol of the Bulgarian capital.

Seventy-five miles of limestone caves host more than a million bottles of wine beneath a sleepy Moldovan town.

This 13th century Orthodox monastery is built right into the Moldovan cliffside.

This sign marks the entrance to a tiny proto-state within the small country of Moldova.

An automaton perched above an classic clock and watch store

A whimsical brother of the nearby Fallen Angel statue takes the falling part quite literally.

For decades, Puerta del Sol has been illuminated by a giant, guitar-wielding bottle of sherry.

A stone slab in Madrid marks the point from which the distances of Spain's national roads are measured.

This sweet-toothed bear searching for snacks has been a symbol of Madrid for decades.

An iconic and controversial ancient Iberian funerary urn with a hauntingly penetrating gaze.

This embalmed man is one of the best preserved mummies from the Canary Islands.

The little church's beautifully frescoed ceiling has earned it the nickname “the Sistine Chapel of Madrid.”