This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.

An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.

The sad remains of a monument to martial arts legend and movie star Bruce Lee—in the middle of Balkans.

Oriental bazaar in the heart 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.

A tiny church on a man-made island in the Adriatic.

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

A towering spire in the fortress of Kalemegdan honors the victorious armies of Serbia during their struggles against the Ottoman Empire.

A misnamed well, with a deep dark past.

Destroyed Serbian army headquarters sits half crumbled in a largely revitalized Belgrade.

Nikola Tesla's ashes are held in a golden sphere, surrounded by his works.

Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.

These once-beautiful historic graveyards are set against the barren Virginia City hills.

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

A fine mixture of the old and the new topped with an art deco neon spire.

California's oldest existing theater building hosted an impressive cast of celebrities, including hosting Mark Twain's first lecture.

A dentist's hated concrete colossi are now beloved icons of the community.

This fully intact Neoclassical-Greek Revival style firehouse operated until 1938.

A watering hole where the options for seating include a bar, patio, or subterranean cave.

"You don't need a rocket scientist to build a steam engine, but we've got one." -Museum docent on the credentials of a restoration volunteer.

Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.

Striking occult iconography on a medieval German church.

This contentious squat has stood through fire, violence, and government intervention as a hotbed of leftist protest.