Picturesque basketball courts sheltered by historical defensive walls and with an enviable sea view.

A wunderkammer of gold and silver reliquaries and ancient saintly bones.

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.

Where the lovelorn find a home for their sentimental keepsakes.

This stunning, out-of-the-way Croatian monument commemorates a community's uprising against occupying fascist forces.

This striking modernist mosque defies architectural conventions.

A monument on the pavement marks the spot where two cultures that shaped Sarajevo come together.

A small museum built by a family that survived the Siege of Sarajevo.

A number of craters left by fatal mortar strikes have been filled with red resin to remember those lost during the Siege of Sarajevo.

Oriental bazaar in the heart of Sarajevo.

This museum preserves the hand-dug tunnel that kept Sarajevo afloat during the Serbian siege.

A war-torn Olympic relic is being overtaken by graffiti and nature.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

This no man's land slicing through the island is strewn with abandoned relics of another time.

A 1970s resort city now stands abandoned, caught in the middle of a divided island.

For nearly 2,000 years this church has been waging war on local snakes by importing cats.

A lively circle of dancers in the Georgian capital commemorates an ancient rite of spring.

Despite being tiny and rural this Georgian airport looks like a sci-fi boondoggle.

Tower with a double-helix spiral, adorned with letters of the Georgian alphabet.

This extraordinary, multi-pillared monument depicts the fascinating history of Georgia.

A literally moving statue of stacked metal giants just continually trying (and failing) to find love.

The first skyscraper to include a Ferris wheel built into the facade.

These Stalin-era industrial 'death traps' hang lifeless above the city

Fast food feels like fine dining at this award-winning modern Georgian building.