The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Although controlled by the Santuario, the Campanile is a separate and later structure which offers great views of Pompei and Vesuvius

A painting, bought for one dollar and carried to the church on a manure cart, is said to have instigated miracles and has certainly inspired the construction of an impressive basilica

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

Beautiful views and Roman-style statues on the Italian coast.

This seaside Italian village doesn't just look Escher-esque, it actually inspired the mind-bending artist.

A narrow opening between the mountains of the Amalfi Coast creates a scenic hidden beach.

A limestone grotto where daylight filters in from below and turns the water a beautiful turquoise. Also home to a small underwater nativity scene.

According to the legend, this structure was built in a single night with the help of the devil.

This church carved into the rocks is full of enchanting stone statues.

This airport also offers travelers the chance to view thousands of years of Turkish history.

Eat your way through history.

One of the newest mosques in a city filled with thousands.

This museum was invented in a novel before being made real by the author.

This historic hotel preserves many treasures from its heyday hosting passengers on the Orient Express.

A surprising and unconventional mosque hidden in the subsoil of Istanbul.

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

A gorgeous, Gaudí-esque stairway constructed in the city of Istanbul by a prominent Jewish family.

Housed in an old British jail, this spot serves up Georgian, Russian, and Ukrainian specialities with a side of Turkish history.

The remains of the medieval city walls that once protected the Genoese quarter of Constantinople

Taking the subway here means doing so over a bridge located in the middle of an estuary.