A swan-like monument on Obad's Hill honors those that defended the area from German invaders during WWII.

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

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

Giant eggs, walls of bread, and nightmare surreality mark the largest collection of works by Salvador Dalí.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

The world's largest second-hand graces a clock surrounded by constantly changing flower beds. 

Home of the Large Hadron Collider and the birthplace of the World Wide Web.

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

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.

One of the largest single-span stone-arch bridges in the Balkans looks like something straight out of a fairytale.

The ghost town where the villagers refuse to leave.

A naturally beautiful, seemingly bottomless deep blue spring.

This ominous Albanian fortress houses tanks and downed planes as a reminder of their victories over Western imperialism.

Gigantic water vessel, permanently grounded in Southern Albania.

A museum dedicated to secret surveillance.

Bronzes and busts that once stood in the city's main squares are now relegated to a small hidden courtyard.

What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?

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

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

The largest Roman amphitheater in the Balkans once held over 20,000 people, but managed to lay hidden for hundreds of years.

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

The elliptical citadel resisted the advance of the mighty Ottomans several times, thanks to the military prowess of the "Dragon of Albania."