What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?

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

This ominous Albanian fortress houses tanks and downed planes as a reminder of their victories over Western imperialism.

An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.

A naturally beautiful, seemingly bottomless deep blue spring.

In the hometown of the Catholic saint and Nobel Peace Prize winner, a memorial dedicated to her legacy.

This fortress dates back to the 6th century and is also the site of a controversial abandoned restoration project.

A collection of miniature, symbolic sculptures hides in plain sight across Kyiv.

Dedicated to the lives lost during a fatal stampede in the Nyamiha Station.

These bamboo and rope bridges cross the Nam Khan River for six months every year.

This mysterious tower is said to enshrine a dormant seven-headed serpent that once protected Vientiane from destruction.

This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.

Monument to a brutal, ineffectual US bombing campaign and a sobering reminder of the human cost of the Vietnam War.

This Melbourne bank has unique Gothic-style architectural features and is one of the most majestic operating bank branches in the world.

This giant, granite purse is one of Melbourne's most unique and distinctive pieces of public art.

Once housing children next to hardened criminals this historic jail once displayed Ned Kelly's skull until it was stolen.

An iconic work of public art that lights up the downtown area.

This fountain was once heralded as the largest in the world.

A symbol of Islam in oil-rich Brunei.

Ferdinand Magellan dubbed the world's largest water village the "Venice of the East."

Cavemen, elephants, and eagles greet passengers driving through the town's main intersection.

Surat Thani's official flower—and the world's largest—smells of rotting meat.

One of the world's tallest flagpoles.

This statue of an eagle taking flight welcomes visitors to Langkawi.