The location where the iconic movie character declared it was time to go home.

An ancient sanctuary that has long been a holy site for the Chaldean Christian Church.

The sacred shrine of the Yazidis.

This beautiful arched gate is all that remains of the fortress the ancient mountaintop town of Amadiya once was.

A musical instrument played by the sea.

Where the lovelorn find a home for their sentimental keepsakes.

An eclectic art form practiced by untrained masters is celebrated at this museum in the heart of Zagreb's old Upper Town.

A World War II evacuation tunnel turned into a history display of Croatian state and people.

This 135-year-old weather station studied the effects of the climate on human health.

What if all public housing projects had been designed by "the Pygmalion of modern architecture," not only their prototype?

Sky ships, planes, and portraits left as unique tokens of hope and thankfulness.

This folk museum is devoted to small figurines of provincial village life.

This modern museum of Mediterranean culture is surrounded by a surreal concrete honeycomb.

This historic island prison holds one of the dungeons from the Count of Monte Cristo even though it is a work of fiction.

Humble beginnings for one of the world's most famous scientists.

This narrow fjord-like bay is the largest ria in the Mediterranean Sea.

This bazaar is one of the oldest in the Arabian world.

This beautifully restored fortification kept the city safe for centuries.

Groups of prehistoric tombs that dot the mountains of northern Oman.

A tribute to an iconic act of defiance from the Croatian War of Independence involving a small car.

The oldest botanical garden in the world that technically isn't the oldest.

Built to repay the sins of the father, this church is home to one of the most valuable works of Western art.

One of the oldest still-working clocks in the world sits on an ancient tower.

A visionary Italian architect created an impressive cluster of concrete structures for a family's private tomb.