Tirana, Albania
Pyramid of Tirana
An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.
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Tirana, Albania
An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.
Milan, Italy
An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.
Zurich, Switzerland
This massive boulder was hurled into a Zurich church when a gunpowder depot was struck by lightning in 1652.
New York, New York
An homage to Jackie Gleason's bus-driving character from 'The Honeymooners.'
New York, New York
This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.
New York, New York
One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.
New York, New York
A former insane asylum despised by Nelly Bly and Charles Dickens is now fashionable apartments.
New York, New York
A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.
New York, New York
A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.
Queens, New York
A remnant from the golden age of aviation still in use today, Pan Am's Clipper service took off from this Art Deco gem.
Queens, New York
The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.
Queens, New York
A retired subway car stands alone in a field in the middle of Queens.
Queens, New York
A young woman's senseless murder led to the controversial psychological theory of the "bystander effect."
Bucharest, Romania
The preserved arm of a third-century sorcerer is believed to have the power to lift curses and spells.
Bucharest, Romania
This memorial to the victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989 is often compared to a potato on a skewer.
Bucharest, Romania
This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.
Bucharest, Romania
This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.
Bucharest, Romania
Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.
Dublin, Ireland
The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.
Athens, Greece
This ancient hydrological marvel is now the base of a modern outdoor cinema.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The art museum is decorated with creatively remodeled pre-Nazi swastikas.
Helsinki, Finland
This building featuring Brutalist architecture has a rich media production history.
Kyiv, Ukraine
This 1000 year old relic-filled cave monastery and UNESCO World Heritage Site also hosts an amazing micro-miniature museum.
Paris, France
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.