This column celebrates Rome's victory over the Goths, and may be the oldest Roman monument in Istanbul.

This crucial gathering spot along the "hippie trail" still displays old notes between traveling beatniks and backpackers.

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

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

Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.

A tiny park in the middle of some big power politics.

Turkish adventurer antiques in the heart of the Grand Bazaar.

The legendary luxury train passage is commemorated with a charming museum inside its former eastern terminus.

An Art Nouveau gem hides beneath the layers of city grime obscuring this once-magnificent building.

Taking the subway here means doing so over a bridge located in the middle of an estuary.

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

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

Housed in an old British jail, this spot serves up Georgian, Russian, and Ukrainian specialities with a side of Turkish history.

This historic hotel preserves many treasures from its heyday hosting passengers on the Orient Express.

The eclectic home of a leading Turkish architect is a gorgeous piece of eye candy.

High-end antique collection housed in a centuries-old church.

Hundreds of caves once used to store grains and animal feed.

Nature puts on a spectacular show at this blowhole on the eastern side of Gran Canaria.

A menagerie of curiously bred creatures.

The incredible private taxidermy collection of an eccentric zoologist.

"The Most Wonderful Wonder that ever appeared to the Wonder of the British Nation."

This early Norman castle was the first historical monument protected by an act of Parliament.

The eternal resting place of the last highwayman hanged in England.

At this fountain, Pongo and Missis of "The Hundred and One Dalmatians," stopped to drink.