Since the discovery of synthetic zeolites in the early 1950 s, a significant progress has been made in the area of zeolite science. Zeolites have found widespread applications in industrial processes because of their unique porous structures and properties. In the last decades, a number of new zeolites were discovered - some of them with interesting structural features for further research. This review discusses recent advances in the synthesis, characterization, and catalytic applications of well-known 10-ring zeolites: MEL, MFI, MWW, EUO, *MRE, MTT, STF, TON and novel TUN, IMF, -SVR, MVY, JRY, JST and SFG which are among the most crystallographically complex zeolites known to date. Strategies to tailor the properties of zeolites by post-synthesis techniques to enhance the catalyst effectiveness are described and the relation among the structures, activities and selectivities is discussed.