This tiny island is recognized as the site where St. Paul landed after a shipwreck in the first century.

The eyes and ears of this tower keep watch over Malta’s Grand Harbor.

For over two centuries, this palace served as a residence for the Holy Roman Inquisition's leaders, a courthouse, and a prison.

This abandoned building, which is the second-largest structure on the Maltese island of Comino, has a complicated past.

Valletta’s outdoor theatre stands within the ruins of a 19th-century opera house.

In the sleepy town of Gozo exists a reproduction of the entire town of Bethlehem.

Dynastic Home of the De Piro Family.

This church is named for one of the most dramatic tales in the early Christian church.

The medieval home is still engraved with the symbol of the profession, an eye flanked by two axes.

This almost-forgotten underground dungeon housed several convicts over the years, including Caravaggio.

The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.

After 400 years of being closed to the public, this monastery's underground tunnels and secret garden are now a museum.

The Jesus tree of Malta bears a striking resemblance to Christ on the cross.

Overshadowed by other, more famous Maltese catacombs, this ancient burial chamber has one of the best examples of a ritual agape table.

The remains of a 1st-century aristocratic Roman town house featuring beautiful well-preserved mosaics.

Burial grounds for more than 1,000 bodies deep under the modern town of Rabat.

An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.

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

In this town's main square resides a statue of none other than the 43rd President of the United States.

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

A museum dedicated to secret surveillance.

What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?

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

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