Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

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

Once the fallout shelter of a dictator, this sprawling bunker is now a combined history museum and contemporary art gallery.

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

A naturally beautiful, seemingly bottomless deep blue spring.

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

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

What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?

A memorial to the atrocities of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania.

A museum dedicated to secret surveillance.

A fascinating little project dedicated to preserving the charming historic doors of Durrës.

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

The largest Roman amphitheater in the Balkans once held over 20,000 people, but managed to lay hidden for hundreds of years.

In this town's main square resides a statue of none other than the 43rd President of the United States.

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

The elliptical citadel resisted the advance of the mighty Ottomans several times, thanks to the military prowess of the "Dragon of Albania."

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

A pair of iconic characters from the local newspaper argue over pet snails.

This futuristic German television spire is actually the world's largest digital clock.

Twisted buildings adorn the banks of the Rhine river.

The body of at least one victim of a construction accident was left behind in the collapsed pylon, buried under tons of concrete.

Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.

The oldest public library in Ireland.

A Bulgarian monument to Russia's role in World War II is constantly being painted in pop culture protest.