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.

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

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

Former military fort and site of untold horrors during WWII, this island may become the Adriatic's next luxury resort.

Relics designed to contain and conceal Yugoslavian submarines.

A tiny church on a man-made island in the Adriatic.

A curious little museum dedicated to the furry feline in the cat haven that is Old Town Kotor.

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.

Picturesque basketball courts sheltered by historical defensive walls and with an enviable sea view.

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.

Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.

At the base of the Golden Gate Bridge, a small sign basically begs for a high-five.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

One of the newest mosques in a city filled with thousands.

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

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.