The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

150 or so scrounged-up lamps, chandeliers, and lanterns light up this alley in central Athens.

This church was constructed on the site where St. Philip the Apostle preached to the ancient Athenians.

Rest stops along this pathway offer some of the best views of the Acropolis of Athens.

There are many Byzantine-era churches still standing in Athens, but this is the only one with a 2,500-year-old column rising through its roof.

A tiny Greek Orthodox church from the Ottoman era hides on a busy city street.

A Byzantine church containing the holy remnants of three saints sits atop the site of an ancient temple.

These artifacts were discovered during the construction of the airport, with some dating back to the Neolithic period.

Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.

A Bronze age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini might have been the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis.

Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.

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

At a Bangkok bistro, one pot of beef stew has been cooking non-stop for more than 45 years.

These charming mailboxes became social media stars after a typhoon failed to topple them.

This kitschy, kinky homage to Taipei’s old “grandpa shops” is full of eye-candy.

Looking for a crappy restaurant? Pull up a porcelain bowl and enjoy your meal.

Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.

The world's first funicular powered by a steam engine.

After decades of damage, this feat of timekeeping and automaton art has been given a new lease on life.

Henri Matisse's final masterpiece.

This statue stands in honor of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, the French author of 'The Little Prince' and an aviation hero.

A cocktail lounge decorated like an American dive bar, in honor of the legendary author Ernest Hemingway.

Executions were once held near this beautiful 18th-century fountain.

One of the most powerful religious centers in the Middle Ages, dubbed the founder of Western monasticism.