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

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

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.

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

This fortress dates back to the 6th century and is also the site of a controversial abandoned restoration project.

In the hometown of the Catholic saint and Nobel Peace Prize winner, a memorial dedicated to her legacy.

A tragic legacy of the attempt to beautify Skopje and line the pockets of corrupt politicians

These abundant, over-the-top monuments are so widely scattered that they define the entire compact capital cityscape, often leading to jokes about whether there are more statues than residents.

A temple dedicated to the 13th-century Alevi Turkish dervish credited with bringing Islam to the Balkans.

The elliptical citadel resisted the advance of the mighty Ottomans several times, thanks to the military prowess of the "Dragon of Albania."

Once the fallout shelter of a dictator, this sprawling bunker is now a combined history museum and contemporary art gallery.

In the heart of Tirana, this underground nuclear bunker has been transformed into a museum.

What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?

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

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

At the top of the hour, figures of the London department store's two co-founders emerge and bow to each other.

The biggest and deepest Cold War bunker open to the public can be found in southeast England.

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

On October 17, 1814, a 15-ft. wave of beer ran rampant through the streets of London.

The location Geoffrey Chaucer and tale-telling pilgrims set off for Canterbury in April 1386.

With a history stretching back to the 16th century, this pub has a few stories to tell.

The largest of London's subterranean rivers and once a mad, bad center of London life.