This small, easily-overlooked sculpture recalls the first time Graz saw a live elephant.

This cave complex might provide a link between the Neolithic and the Classical Greek period.

Believed to be the only Orthodox church in the world that features a free-standing pulpit.

1,500 Commonwealth servicemen of World War II are buried or commemorated in this cemetery.

One of the best-preserved medieval streets in Europe.

An abandoned Byzantine fortress and notorious prison.

A little-known park with unusual, half-ruined structures and a mystical energy.

An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.

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

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

The only Roman honorific column in Istanbul.

A charming beach town in Turkey captures all the colors of the rainbow.

Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.

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

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

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

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

Organisms normally seen under a microscope decorate this church.

This World War II-era bunker hides between medieval chapels in Nijmegen's city center.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

Step inside this medieval Orthodox gem and travel back to the 16th century.

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

A treasure trove of Renaissance-era funerary art in a Roman church built on top of Nero's grave.

The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.