Batumi, Georgia
Ali and Nino
A literally moving statue of stacked metal giants just continually trying (and failing) to find love.
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Batumi, Georgia
A literally moving statue of stacked metal giants just continually trying (and failing) to find love.
Katskhi, Georgia
Small church on top of a huge rock column.
Tbilisi, Georgia
The charmingly disheveled clock tower of Tbilisi's puppet theater.
Georgia
Underground monastery and fortress.
Il-Gżira, Malta
The eclectic seaside sanctuary caters to a rather fowl crowd.
Siġġiewi, Malta
Ancient mysterious ruts carved in the bedrock.
Mġarr, Malta
Hidden beneath a restaurant, underground tunnels tell the story of Malta’s tragic role in World War II.
Mġarr, Malta
Enigmatic tombs and cave dwellings on the outskirts of a rural village.
Mdina, Malta
The Jesus tree of Malta bears a striking resemblance to Christ on the cross.
Valletta, Malta
A centuries-old forgotten underworld lies beneath Malta.
Mellieħa, Malta
An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.
Santa Caterina, Italy
The tallest statue in Italy is also one of the world's tallest statues of Jesus.
La Morra, Italy
This brightly-colored chapel is a contemporary jewel standing in the middle of a La Morra vineyard.
Silea, Italy
A haunting collection of sunken wooden barges litters this Italian river bend.
Genoa, Italy
Massive galleon from a box-office bomb docked in Genoa.
Alianello, Italy
Though an earthquake destroyed this village in 1980, one former resident still walks its streets every day.
Sanremo, Italy
An ancient rogue artist community hidden next to one of the world's most glitzy and glamorous cities.
Alassio, Italy
Ernest Hemingway was the first to sign this colorful wall covered in thousands of celebrity signatures.
Pompeii, Italy
Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.
Turin, Italy
Now an entertainment complex, the Lingotto building was once an avant-garde auto factory with a test track on the roof.
Calatafimi, Italy
This amazingly preserved Doric temple was abandoned before it was ever completed.
Caltagirone, Italy
142 ceramic steps become a mosaic once a year.
Sciacca, Italy
A madman's personal garden filled with 1,000 sculpted heads.
Atrani, Italy
This seaside Italian village doesn't just look Escher-esque, it actually inspired the mind-bending artist.