Tirana, Albania
Bunk'Art
Once the fallout shelter of a dictator, this sprawling bunker is now a combined history museum and contemporary art gallery.
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Tirana, Albania
Once the fallout shelter of a dictator, this sprawling bunker is now a combined history museum and contemporary art gallery.
Elbasan County, Albania
Hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers crowd Albania long after the fall of Communism.
Maligrad, Albania
This remote church calls a tiny island its sanctuary.
Përmet District, Albania
A medieval bridge stretches over a sulfur-rich river that leads to year-round natural hot springs.
Gjirokaster, Albania
This ominous Albanian fortress houses tanks and downed planes as a reminder of their victories over Western imperialism.
Butrint, Albania
A scenic UNESCO site that doubles as a habitat for various forms of wildlife.
Shkodër, Albania
According to a local legend, this old castle could only be built after a woman was immured in the walls.
Tirana, Albania
An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.
Tirana, Albania
What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?
Budapest, Hungary
Hungarian Jews were ghettoized during the Second World War, but little remains of the original wall that closed the Jewish people off from the rest of the city.
Budapest, Hungary
A statue in Budapest's Liberty Square honors the former U.S. president's efforts to end the Cold War.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
These barriers stand as stark reminders of Northern Ireland's troubled past.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
For part of the year, this innovative greenhouse is painted white to keep the plants from getting scorched.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
A giant sculpture of the legendary "Salmon of Knowledge" celebrates the return of fish to Belfast's River Lagan.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
The only monument to name all of the passengers and crew who died on the RMS Titanic.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
A series of stained glass artworks that depict images of the hit TV show.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
These engineering masterpieces are a dominant feature of the Belfast skyline.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
This massive monument has been telling the time for 150 years—at a slight angle.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
A small plaque highlights the damage caused by German air raids during World War II.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
It was once nicknamed "the most bombed hotel in Europe."
Dublin, Ireland
The house where the writer spent his formative years.
Dublin, Ireland
An enigmatic monument to the Irish revolutionary who plotted an uprising against British rule.
Dublin, Ireland
This statue celebrating everyday life in Dublin has a few unsavory nicknames.
Dublin, Ireland
A guitar mounted on a wall in Temple Bar honors the Irish musician.