Tragic reminders of the 1945 firebombing campaign over Tokyo still haunt this bridge.

Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.

A gift from the Soviet Union in the 1980s, this is the only statue of the Soviet dictator in Southeast Asia.

Under Hanoi’s medieval citadel sits a secret military headquarters from the final years of the Vietnam War.

The notorious "Hanoi Hilton" where Vietnamese colonial subjects and later American POWs, including John McCain, were imprisoned.

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

The sad remains of a monument to martial arts legend and movie star Bruce Lee—in the middle of Balkans.

A former bank seized as a sniper vantage point during the Bosnian War is now a secret graffiti art gallery.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

This abandoned airplane hanger is said to have once been a top secret launch facility.

An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.

Formerly Yugoslavia's "forbidden island," this sleepy little city still holds the abandoned remains of military strongholds.

The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.

When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.

A musical instrument played by the sea.

Now harmless, this looming post struck fear into the heart of medieval troublemakers.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

The childhood family home of Italian Marxist theorist and politician Antonio Gramsci.

This cliff-face port is considered a masterpiece of mining engineering.

A fascist-era rural village abandoned since the early 1980s.

This high-speed test track is popular with car manufacturers, speed freaks and orbiting astronauts.

A long-buried ancient ruin unearthed right in the middle of the city.

This quirky collection of furniture also happens to be a public art installation.