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

What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?

A 14th-century Serbian Orthodox church that was once converted into a mosque under the much-disfavored Ottoman Empire.

This lonely minaret with an unusual decorative symbol is all that remains of a historic Ottoman mosque.

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

The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.

A double cantilever system bridge that was designed to prevent flood damage.

This macabre monument atop an ancient well gives a nod to a brutal episode in Scottish clan history.

This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.

Since 1999, this bakery has been turning out the dreamiest tortes in the Slovenian capital.

In between two buildings in Ljubljana, medieval tunnel to nowhere.

A trough of 700 strange bronze faces runs through a narrow alley in Ljubljana's old town.

A public work of art that also provides some relief from the summer heat.

When this monument to Slovenia's national poet was erected, it's said to have sparked the ire of nearby church authorities.

Buy raw milk from a 24/7 vending machine or pick up tomb candles at this local market.

A relic from the Industrial Revolution got a second life as a contemporary performing arts space.

Inspired by the Rialto Bridge in Venice, these three clustered bridges were just one part of a Slovenian architect’s grand vision.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

Dedicated to the European Sinti and Roma peoples murdered during the Holocaust.

A quaint Russian village in the middle of a German metropolis.

The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.

If you visit the burial place of King Frederick the Great, you'll likely find a couple of potatoes sitting on his tombstone.

Designed to resemble foreign architecture, this mosque-looking structure was used to pump water to a royal fountain.

An 18-panel Soviet mosaic showcasing the scientific advances made under socialism.