This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.

The most alien-looking place on Earth.

A charming beach town in Turkey captures all the colors of the rainbow.

Cave on extinct volcano, once home to famous mathematician Pythagoras.

This Turkish cave boasts some rather bizarre associations with the King of Mount Olympus.

The oldest cemetery of modern-day Athens blends the modern and ancient worlds.

Fantastic lake on the heart of a fault line.

Over the centuries, this island paradise has done it all, from providing monks with ecclesiastical respite to sheltering an exiled Leon Trotsky.

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

The ornate miniature mansions were built for Istanbul's feathered residents.

This shuttered power plant is now Turkey's first industrial archaeology museum.

The most metal church of all time was built in record time because of an international, pious pissing contest.

This eatery re-creates dishes from the Ottoman Empire so you can dine like a sultan.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

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

A patch of Philippines forest devoted to saving the lives of an emotionally sensitive species of googly-eyed primates.

An annual festival full of illuminated replicas of iconic landmarks from around the world.

This belfry is all that remains of the town that was buried by a violent volcano eruption.

The cemetery was built for the Spanish colonial elite, but its most famous residents were all buried in unmarked graves.

A melting pot of Asian-Pacific art features one symbolic sculpture from each of 20 different nations.

Church organ in the Philippines constructed out of bamboo.

The once-grand remains of this resort are slowly turning into the strange ruins of the future.

Nearly 100 concrete graves lie hidden just beyond the pristine waters along the coast.

An island in the middle of a lake, in the middle of a volcano, in the middle of a bigger lake, in the middle of a bigger island, in an archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean.