This abandoned racetrack looks like it is set to hold competitions in the apocalypse.

Abandoned waterpark turned counter-culture mecca.

The ruins of this once gorgeous medieval church are still standing, despite the region's constant flooding.

Ever loyal to Roma, the small village of Albe in the Abruzzo region carried on until an earthquake did it in.

This Italian ski resort rose to fame when Benito Mussolini was held prisoner there and then rescued by the SS.

A medieval fountain lined with 99 unique stone faces whose origins and meaning remain unknown.

This column celebrates Rome's victory over the Goths, and may be the oldest Roman monument in Istanbul.

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

This abandoned Greek island was the last active leper colony in Europe.

A 11-foot former president stands on a Kosovo street that also bears his name.

An unfinished Serbian Orthodox church with 1,389 golden crosses planned to represent the Battle of Kosovo.

A futuristic, brutalist masterpiece that is also strangely prison-like.

The site where the leader of the Kosovo Liberation Army was killed is now a memorial.

This massive monument was unveiled the day Kosovo declared independence from Serbia.

From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.

Tucked away near more famous landmarks lies a statue meant to symbolize the confluence and continuing development of human culture.

Budapest's Communist-era statues, banished to the suburbs.

Martin Bricelj Baraga's monolithic sculpture measures the blueness of the sky, and changes color to match it.

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

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

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

Featuring a meatless buffet fit for kings, this family-owned Zurich eatery is considered the oldest vegetarian restaurant in the West.

This colorful but controversial ceiling has been likened to a 21st-century Sistine Chapel.

Abandoned Nazi train station turned underground astroparticle laboratory.