The largest Neolithic ruins in the world hide a notably clean prehistoric metropolis.

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

This column celebrates Rome's victory over the Goths, and may be the oldest Roman monument in Istanbul.

Quite possibly the oldest love poem known to humankind.

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

A sixth-century Byzantine cistern hidden below a modern carpet store.

Turkish adventurer antiques in the heart of the Grand Bazaar.

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

It's believed that this small church was connected to the Hagia Sophia via a secret tunnel.

The eclectic home of a leading Turkish architect is a gorgeous piece of eye candy.

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

Climb a set of vertiginous stone steps to the top of this impressive ancient edifice.

A meow-velous tribute to a beloved street cat, made famous on the internet.

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

Stretching almost 2,000 feet, this painting is one of the longest pieces of Buddhist artwork in the world.

Bohol's mysterious brown hills.

These bamboo and rope bridges cross the Nam Khan River for six months every year.

A mysterious, hidden cluster of Buddha sculptures carved into the rocks.

An ancient jungle temple carved into a rocky overhang of the Dane Soung Plateau.

More than 200 statues filled with cryptic symbols give this park spot an aura of horror vacui fantasy.

This extravagant villa built by a Burmese merchant is part pagoda and part European mansion.

This gem-encrusted temple is said to contain some of the Buddha's hair which can make the deaf hear and the blind see.

The oldest teak bridge in the world is made from the remains of a royal palace.

A grand example of 19th century Burmese teak architecture, and the most significant of Mandalay's historic buildings.