This airport also offers travelers the chance to view thousands of years of Turkish history.

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

This giant urban staircase was built to keep the city's brave fighting men from getting waylaid in the red light district.

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

This vibrant side road in Doha was painted light blue to reduce heat.

Referred to as "the crappiest fountain ever," this sculpture has been splashing unknowing passersby since 1969.

One of the world's largest pianos is displayed in the workshop of the man who built it as a teenager.

One of the world's steepest streets seems to have houses sliding down it.

This preserved village shows the modest lifestyles of the area's 19th-century Chinese gold miners.

At least according to the Guinness World Records.

An homage to the first Spanish cyclist to win the Tour de France.

The water of this well in Toledo lost its sweetness after the death of a young love.

The Cathedral of Salamanca has a number of unusual carvings but none so surprising as a modern astronaut.

The facade of this 16th-century building is decorated with carvings of 300 seashells.

These magnificent city walls rise from the barren sun-baked Spanish plains like something straight out of a fairytale.

Enormous burial mounds of ancient emperors.