Austria's ultra-modern art museum looks like Cthulhu's giant alien heart.

Resting in the middle of an Austrian river, this sci-fi "island" lets people cross in neon style.

When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.

The place where World War I began.

Oriental bazaar in the heart of Sarajevo.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

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

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

A curious little museum dedicated to the furry feline in the cat haven that is Old Town Kotor.

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

This exclusive resort has completely covered a tiny Balkan island in a 5-star warren of guest rooms.

A UNESCO-protected spiritual seat of the Old Serbian Kingdom and Empire.

A 11-foot former president stands on a Kosovo street that also bears his name.

A futuristic, brutalist masterpiece that is also strangely prison-like.

As of 2022, the 124 rooms of Kosovo ski resort remain empty.

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

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.

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

A NATO bombing took the lives of 16 civilians in 1999—the ruins remain in the center of Belgrade.

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

Housed in a 1912 architectural masterpiece, this outlet of the Golden Arches is a real beauty.

This bunny-eared Moses represents an attempted compromise between two biblical interpretations.

These dilapidated planes are now a canvas for graffiti artists.

Depending on the region's rainfall, this church may be partially submerged.