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

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

A deadly ancient portal to the underworld.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

This hunter-gatherer architecture is believed to be the oldest religious complex known.

Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

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

The legendary luxury train passage is commemorated with a charming museum inside its former eastern terminus.

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

A lonely memorial to the Challenger Space Shuttle, honoring the astronauts who died in 1986.

A giant toy jack made of numerous welded-together fire hydrants.

This "common-as-dirt" museum celebrates the glory of normalcy.

Stand at the center of this lakefront sundial, and you'll become part of the timepiece.

This 38-drawer structure claims the superlative title, but it isn't the world's only giant filing cabinet.

A Hell's Kitchen synagogue that has counted stars of stage and screen among its congregation.

Learn about the last river many crossed to find freedom from slavery in the United States.

This museum pays tribute to the largest group in the Iroquois Confederacy.

Launch vegetables using oversized slingshots at this Fingerlakes winery's roadside attraction.

“Wagon Jobber" turned smokehouse magnate's family-owned business is still going strong 100 years later.

"Call for the doctor, call for the nurse... Vote!! said the lady with the alligator purse."

Micro-distillery in Brooklyn produces New York’s first homemade rum since Prohibition.

Every animal in the torah taxidermied and crammed into a Brooklyn townhouse.

Serving Central Asian breads that range from cracker-crisp to warm and fluffy, this bakery brings Bukhara to Queens.