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A deadly ancient portal to the underworld.

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.

These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

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

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

This 6th-century church has the largest and best-preserved collection of Byzantine mosaics outside Constantinople.

This former medical factory gives home to cutting edge arts in the shadow of a gas works.

London's only public statue of the much-married monarch adorns the gate to St Bartholomew’s Hospital.

A 19th-century time capsule of travel, fiction, and historic texts still available to the public.

The London statue that imitates passersby.

The breadfruit-adorned final resting place of the infamous Captain of the HMS Bounty.

Its collection includes a broad array of social, geographic, graphic design, and political history.

A secret hatch containing two parchments was discovered in this statue over 40 years after its installation.

A fascist-era rural village abandoned since the early 1980s.

This scenic fortress dates back at least 2,400 years to the time of Magna Graecia.

The titular "little arch" near this Italian resort is one of the most popular diving spots in the country.

The “Sistine Chapel” of the Middle Ages merges 11th-century science and religion in wondrous hues.

This curious, round temple is the oldest still-standing marble building in Rome.

Its interior is adorned with some of the best examples of early Christian mosaics.

The weathered grave of a medieval anchoress who walled herself up in a cell attached to a church.

These unique stepping stones hug a river's edge to take hikers on a journey through a limestone gorge.

A recently restored Shoreditch landmark with ties to Jack the Ripper.