Hundreds of Buddhas in a re-discovered Indonesian temple.

The preserved arm of a third-century sorcerer is believed to have the power to lift curses and spells.

This museum offers a journey back to the Belle Epoque era of Romania.

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

This memorial to the victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989 is often compared to a potato on a skewer.

The site where the leader of the Kosovo Liberation Army was killed is now a memorial.

A UNESCO-protected spiritual seat of the Old Serbian Kingdom and Empire.

A futuristic, brutalist masterpiece that is also strangely prison-like.

An unfinished Serbian Orthodox church with 1,389 golden crosses planned to represent the Battle of Kosovo.

A monument on the pavement marks the spot where two cultures that shaped Sarajevo come together.

A war-torn Olympic relic is being overtaken by graffiti and nature.

This museum preserves the hand-dug tunnel that kept Sarajevo afloat during the Serbian siege.

This abandoned airplane hanger is said to have once been a top secret launch facility.

This picturesque monastery at the base of a cliff is a peaceful oasis open to all visitors.

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.

Hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers crowd Albania long after the fall of Communism.

A medieval bridge stretches over a sulfur-rich river that leads to year-round natural hot springs.

A tiny park in the middle of some big power politics.

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

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

The largest and best-preserved Roman amphitheater in Africa was designed to seat 35,000 people.

One of a series of no-purpose kinetic artworks by Swiss sculptor Jean Tinguely.

Featuring a meatless buffet fit for kings, this family-owned Zurich eatery is considered the oldest vegetarian restaurant in the West.

A stonemason's hilarious revenge came in the form of this peculiarly positioned gargoyle.