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

An unfinished Serbian Orthodox church with 1,389 golden crosses planned to represent the Battle of Kosovo.

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

This massive monument was unveiled the day Kosovo declared independence from Serbia.

A 11-foot former president stands on a Kosovo street that also bears his name.

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

A futuristic, brutalist masterpiece that is also strangely prison-like.

A brutalist gem towering over the heart of Milan.

It’s said this crypt was the setting for the tragic finale of the Shakespeare play.

The odd depiction of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus is rooted in the Catholic Church's eradication of Catharism.

These delicate sand pyramids look like naturally occurring gothic spires.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.

Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

This Roman arch marks the location of an ancient gate at one of the Seven Hills of Rome.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.