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

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

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

What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?

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

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

The mausoleum of a national hero of Albania is placed in a former church and mosque

One of the world's oldest olive trees, thought to be over 2,000 years old.

This exclusive resort has completely covered a tiny Balkan island in a 5-star warren of guest rooms.

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

The only known mosaic depicting the Greek god of sleep, Hypnos.

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

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

The hairpin turns in this mountain road take the shape of a letter—is it a coincidence or a symbol of love?

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.

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

A unique interactive experience of everyday life in communist Yugoslavia—a very different time in Croatian history.

A 16th-century mosque rebuilt after wartime devastation.

A field filled with carved medieval tombstones called stećak.

This fortified town dating back to the 1400s is often described as an open-air museum and is a protected National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bunski Kanal is a hidden natural wonder where the emerald Buna River dramatically merges with the mighty Neretva through a narrow limestone channel.

This picturesque monastery at the base of a cliff is a peaceful oasis open to all visitors.

In 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand spent his final night alive at this luxurious hotel.

The place where World War I began.