Religious perseverance and cultural coexistence manifest in an architectural gem that multiple wars couldn't topple.

The building hides in plain sight in Ribadavia's historic Jewish quarter.

An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.

The oldest church in Mantua was buried for centuries under the facades of other structures.

This beautiful 150-year-old synagogue survived Italy's fascist period and the Second World War.

Once the grandest synagogue in medieval Spain, it now stands as a memorial of the 15th-century Jewish exile.

This historic cemetery was inaccessible for several years due to dozens of land mines.

There is a mouldering Jewish cemetery hidden away in the capital of Moldova.

This tiny weathered plot is one of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in Scotland.

The Jewish section of the famous Boothill Graveyard was abandoned for nearly 100 years.

Catholics make up 84% of Ireland's population but this Dublin museum remembers the small but important Jewish community.

An 18-meter-long sarcophagus of a constantly growing dead prophet.

A living museum of curated gardens honors 4,000 years of agriculture in the Santa Cruz River basin.

Early Medieval stones sit on display at the beautiful Govan Old Church in Glasgow.

This small memorial honors a ferocious feline and local hero.

This former cathedral is now a bustling library packed with students and pigeons.

Classical ruins that remember ancient Rome's presence in Africa.

The original resting place of Queen Cleopatra and Mark Antony's only daughter.

An extraordinary mix of Phoenician, Roman, early Christian, and Byzantine ruins beautifully set overlooking the Mediterranean.

A mysterious monument where a woman who records say never existed was burnt alive for being a witch.

Edinburgh’s version of the Sistine Chapel is this former church, with an interior covered in paintings done by one woman over the course of nearly a decade.

Vermont's hills are alive with the sound of music at this historic hotel.

This once-booming Gold Rush town is now home to a herd of feral donkeys.

Its collection commemorates the author of the iconic children's book "Heidi."