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.

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

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

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

This former Imperial summer home was the venue for a royal slap that once echoed 'round the world.

The legendary fortress of a female Kurdish warrior leader.

At the heart of an otherwise bustling city lies some oddly abandoned and ignored historical ruins.

An ancient fortified mound raised over the millennia from settlements built one on top of the other.

This remnant of an ancient Persian city is considered to be the world's largest single-span brick vault arch.

This former monument to an invented Iraqi victory was turned into a military camp during the subsequent invasion.

A giant bisected onion dome remembers the Iraqis who died in the Iran-Iraq War.

Kuwait City's uniquely designed water towers look straight out of a retro sci-fi cityscape.

The site of a bloody showdown between invading Iraqi forces and a cell of the popular resistance in Kuwait.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

No one's quite sure where this quirky university tradition originated.

An actual 1957 Cadillac De Ville, encased in 15 cubic yards of concrete.

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

The Icelandic Sea Monster Museum explores the area's history of aquatic cryptid sightings.

A small museum full of giant effigies of Bali's demons and monsters.

This once bustling boomtown hotel is now the hottest spot in Nevada for ghost hunters.

Built in 1927, this pink stucco hotel once hosted stars of Hollywood’s silent movie era. Now it's being brought back to life.

This dragon-shaped sports arena is the world’s largest solar-powered stadium.

Pay homage to the quintessential P-town dive.