A thought-provoking outdoor art installation sits in the seat of German law.

Some believe that the artist behind this whimsical statue inserted his own likeness as a way to discreetly flip the bird.

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

Decorated with a staggering 1,380 ladybugs, the installation has turned what was once a grim, forgotten nickel mine into a landmark and a statement.

The hairpin turns in this mountain road take the shape of a letter—is it a coincidence or a symbol of love?

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

Its frescoes depict the likeness of Marshal Tito, Karl Marx, and Friedrich Engels burning in hell.

This virtually windowless mass of smooth concrete is the only Catholic church in the city.

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

A museum dedicated to secret surveillance.

A beautiful mountaintop mausoleum devoted to a Montenegrin icon can't seem to make everyone happy.

The Greek War of Independence was declared at this medieval Byzantine sanctuary.

What once sat in the world’s spotlight is today a largely disused ghost complex.

150 or so scrounged-up lamps, chandeliers, and lanterns light up this alley in central Athens.

A secluded oasis of contemporary art and natural beauty.

A 4th-century Roman church complete with a hidden underground cave.

A magical museum of fairy tale treasures near Cyprus' buffer zone.

Rusted structures stand like ghosts of Cyprus' 6,000-year-old copper industry.

This 700-year-old Cyprus castle is the birthplace of the world's oldest wine, said to be toasted by Richard the Lionheart at his wedding.

Destruction from Armenia's 1988 earthquake inspired an artist's sculptures of scrap metal.

A geological oddity topped with a 2,000-year-old pagan temple.

This Armenian monastery was carved out of cliffs and named after the spear used to stab Jesus.

Huge stairway leads to this massive gallery.

Where the lovelorn find a home for their sentimental keepsakes.