Çumra, Turkey
Çatalhöyük
The largest Neolithic ruins in the world hide a notably clean prehistoric metropolis.
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Çumra, Turkey
The largest Neolithic ruins in the world hide a notably clean prehistoric metropolis.
Derinkuyu, Turkey
The deepest underground city in Turkey was designed to protect 20,000 people behind massive stone doors.
Istanbul, Turkey
Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.
Özkonak Belediyesi, Turkey
This ancient subterranean megalopolis is known for the hot oil traps that were installed above each of its entrances.
Cádiz, Spain
The world's most elegant power lines.
Argelaguer, Spain
Wonderland replication in progress by one persistent man.
Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal
Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.
Sant Quirze Safaja, Spain
An enchanting monastery in the Spanish countryside appears lifted from a fantasy tale.
Castellcir, Spain
These striking ruins of a castle resemble a ship's stern.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.
Cardona, Spain
This ancient Spanish castle sits high upon a hilltop.
Torà, Spain
This medieval fortification has weathered the centuries better than any other structure from its era.
Verdú, Spain
Archaeological site of Iberian people ruins.
Vilaplana, Spain
Now a pile of ruins and rubble, this was a lovely mountain town as recently as 1960.
Zugarramurdi, Spain
A museum dedicated to the Spanish occult in a town that was terrorized by the Inquisition.
Cuenca, Spain
Geological storytelling.
Las Majadas, Spain
"Alleys of Stone" form natural mazes in Spanish natural park.
Cuenca, Spain
Cliffside houses provide a spectacular view from their perch above the valley.
Madrid, Spain
An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.
Segovia, Spain
One of the few remaining ancient aqueducts described by Frontinus as 'the most solemn testimony of the Empire.'
Paris, France
Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.
Paris, France
France's national museum of scientific and industrial instruments.
Paris, France
This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.
Cincinnati, Ohio
An abandoned relic of the city's failed experiment with below ground transit.