The farmhouse owned by the Danish author who wrote "Out of Africa" is now a museum honoring her legacy.

Men and special assistants stand by the road to sell the day's catch in this lakeside village.

Giant stone letters dedicated to the founder of Armenia's alphabet.

This ancient monastery complex was transformed from an island to a peninsula when the lake was partially drained.

This mysterious but iconic tapered tower appears in many Azeri fairytales and legends.

The building's fluid, wavelike walls are a true feat of architectural ingenuity.

A shrine of fire worship built on top of a natural flame.

Home to nearly a third of the world's mud volcanoes, Azerbaijan is home to a messy, bubbling, and sometimes explosive landscape.

Mysterious hillside with a continuously burning natural fire.

The oldest olive tree in Greece has been bearing fruit for at least 2,000 years.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

This exceptionally well-preserved ancient marvel also houses a small museum dedicated to Jordanian folk tradition.

This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.

Sloth rehabilitation center in the jungle of Costa Rica.

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

9th century Abbasid mosque, damaged in modern warfare.

One of the world’s best microminiaturist, Nicolaï Siadristy displays his lifetime of tiny creations in this museum.

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

On top of a resort town as old as the Bronze Age sits an incredible war memorial statue overlooking the beaches below.

This exclusive resort has completely covered a tiny Balkan island in a 5-star warren of guest rooms.

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.

Hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers crowd Albania long after the fall of Communism.

A spectacular Bulgarian cave resembling a devil's head with a waterfall rushing down its throat.

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