Željava, Croatia
Zeljava Airbase
Yugoslavia's biggest underground airport lies in ruins.
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Željava, Croatia
Yugoslavia's biggest underground airport lies in ruins.
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The sad remains of a monument to martial arts legend and movie star Bruce Lee—in the middle of Balkans.
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A former bank seized as a sniper vantage point during the Bosnian War is now a secret graffiti art gallery.
Tbilisi, Georgia
You'll find just about anything in this funky Tbilisi flea market.
Tbilisi, Georgia
A small but hugely whimsical theater where marionettes play out the "The Battle of Stalingrad."
Tbilisi, Georgia
The charmingly disheveled clock tower of Tbilisi's puppet theater.
Lier, Belgium
A 14th-century fortified keep showcases the masterpieces of an ingenious 20th-century clockmaker.
Bruges, Belgium
This gruesome biblical parade celebrates the one day a year that a bit of Jesus' blood turns to liquid.
Bruges, Belgium
Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.
Brussels, Belgium
A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.
Helsinki, Finland
This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.
Riga, Latvia
Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.
Brussels, Belgium
Three floors of musical instruments coming from all corners of the world and hundreds of years of musical history.
Brussels, Belgium
Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.
Brussels, Belgium
Theme park featuring miniature replicas of European monuments.
Brussels, Belgium
Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister.
Budapest, Hungary
Budapest's Communist-era statues, banished to the suburbs.
Petra District, Jordan
An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.
Madaba, Jordan
The world's oldest map of the holy land gives us a fragmented glimpse of the layout of biblical nations.
Jerash, Jordan
Gladiators battle and chariots race daily in the ruins of a once-great Roman city.
Petra District, Jordan
A more chill but no less fascinating version of the famous ancient archeological site.
East Jerusalem, Israel
A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.
Doha, Qatar
This seemingly random 30-foot statue of an oryx in Qatar's capital was a mascot for the 2006 Asian Games.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
On any given day this sprawling market houses literally tons of government-regulated gold, gems, and precious metals.