Moorish signal station on a stratgic rocky outcrop.

An eccentric collection of antique items shares space with a prop-quality witchcraft museum.

A Spanish town built into the cliffs.

This quaint Spanish village agreed to be painted blue as a marketing stunt but found that they preferred it that way.

One of Malta’s most important Neolithic sites sits in a suburban area south of the country’s capital.

One of the most spectacular bridges in Spain spans a narrow chasm that divides the city of Ronda.

A little-known caravanserai hidden among farmhouses in the Turkish countryside.

Flames have been burning within this mountain for more than 2,500 years.

Roman ruins, natural methane fires and a lovely beach.

A mysterious ancient cemetery with Roman sarcophagi and Lycian inscriptions.

This church houses the tomb—but not the remains—of St. Nicholas, the likely progenitor to Santa Claus.

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

A recently-abandoned international exhibition center.

This arch granting triumphal entrance into Antalya was designed to honor the emperor's visit.

The best-preserved ancient theater in the world.

A Zoroastrian funerary tower where excarnation rituals are carried out is threatened by the area's dwindling vulture population.

Half-size replica of the Taj Mahal.

These animal carvings stand as representations of India and Britain.

An architectural marvel that combines Gothic architecture with Indian elements.

Rock-cut cave complex filled with ancient Buddhist artwork.

This complex of vertically-excavated Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu monolithic temples in India's Maharashtra providence illustrates a spirit of tolerance characteristic of ancient India.

This 18th century Marathi fort is adorned with a spiked front gate meant to repel enemy elephants.

Dedicated to one of the greatest military minds of the Maratha Empire.

A cluster of 18th-century temples with an underground shrine.