This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet, your wish will be granted.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

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.

A sixth-century Byzantine cistern hidden below a modern carpet store.

Step back in time and witness the fall of Constantinople.

Smoked mummies housed in mountainside caves.

Ethiopian standing stones featuring remarkably preserved carvings of swords and people.

Bohol's unusually shaped hills turn brown in the summer months.

Malaysia's floating mosque.

Four distinctly unique gardens commemorate the POWs who lost their lives during the Sandakan Death Marches of 1945.

Ferdinand Magellan dubbed the world's largest water village the "Venice of the East."

A well kept and well documented look at the Bruneian Sultan's life and successes.

Bizarre dirt trail winds a narrow path above the tree line.

A collection of venomous snakes and reptiles for the whole family to enjoy.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

An odd little fishing town that is inundated by tourists looking to be locked up in a cage and surrounded by great white sharks, because why not?

Haven for Cape Fur Seals, until the Ring of Death of jumping Great White Sharks arrives.

Largest cave system in Africa.

The burial ground of four Buganda monarchs was nearly destroyed by a devastating fire.