One of the best examples of a Byzantine period monument in Albania.

A scenic UNESCO site that doubles as a habitat for various forms of wildlife.

In the heart of Tirana, this underground nuclear bunker has been transformed into a museum.

Once a safe haven for locals engaged in blood feuds, this 400-year-old fortified tower is now a museum showing what life was like for those lying in wait within its walls.

A naturally beautiful, seemingly bottomless deep blue spring.

This lonely minaret with an unusual decorative symbol is all that remains of a historic Ottoman mosque.

The site of a legendary 14th-century battle and a controversial 20th-century speech.

A 14th-century Serbian Orthodox church that was once converted into a mosque under the much-disfavored Ottoman Empire.

A monastery considered a state-protected cultural monument of exceptional importance, founded in the 14th century by Serbian King Stefan Dečanski.

As of 2022, the 124 rooms of Kosovo ski resort remain empty.

Two distorted Romanesque columns hold aloft a mine cart in honor of laborers who died during WWII.

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

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet, your wish will be granted.

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

An abused and forgotten metropolis, abandoned for centuries.

This famous city eluded concrete detection until the early 2000's.

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.

Perched above the bustling town of Kerak is a sprawling, ruinous castle that has witnessed nearly a millennia of Levantine history.

A ghost village sits atop a mountain within Jordan’s largest biosphere reserve.

This cascade of mineral-rich hot springs and waterfalls is an oasis in the Jordanian desert.

This exceptionally well-preserved ancient marvel also houses a small museum dedicated to Jordanian folk tradition.

Known as the "Valley of the Moon," this Jordanian wadi is one of the most amazing desertscapes on Earth.

The world's oldest map of the holy land gives us a fragmented glimpse of the layout of biblical nations.