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

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

In the best of all possible worlds, everyone will get a chance to see this statue in which Voltaire's heart is interred.

This former Roman Catholic Church still contains the embalmed hearts and organs of 22 popes.