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

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

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

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

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

This half-forgotten fortress was constructed by the Ottoman conqueror of Constantinople.

One of the largest wooden constructions in Europe was meant to be a casino, but soon became an orphanage.

Over the centuries, this island paradise has done it all, from providing monks with ecclesiastical respite to sheltering an exiled Leon Trotsky.

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

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

A hospital closed seemingly in the middle of operations, leaving behind fodder for horror films and ghost hunters.

A Los Angeles cemetery that was once at the center of a Supreme Court dispute.

A ghost town that held steady longer than most, but finally gave up the ghost.

Here, at the “world’s longest art gallery,” you’ll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.

This large, circular tomb is the final resting place of the first emperor of Rome.

The "Kill Bill Church" was transformed into a place of worship after a long Hollywood history.

A dry lake is what remains of a community founded on a real estate scam.

The remnants of a failed socialist commune can still be found just off a California highway.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

The only completed wing of Utah's first capitol is filled with artifacts and odd stories about its past.

These headstones and a few stone foundations are all that remain of a once-booming mining town.