This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.

Also known as the Blue Church, the building was consecrated to the daughter of Andrew II.

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

One of the two original gateways into the Kasbah, this gateway is a nesting site for storks.

From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.

A Trabant car, a kangaroo statue, and a plethora of plants take over this abandoned-factory-turned-bar.

An awe-inspiring mosque in Morocco with one of the tallest minarets in the world.

One of the tallest waterfalls in Africa is also home to a population of monkeys who enjoy the waters and the occasional guest.

A fortified city, home to a remaining population of five families

Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

This tiny, tranquil Senegalese island serves as a powerful symbol of the Atlantic slave trade.

The oldest monument in Marrakesh and the city's only surviving example of Almoravid architecture.

Deliberately hidden for centuries, the magnificent Saadian Tombs were eventually uncovered in 1917.

The largest madrasa in Morocco once housed more than 900 students within its exquisite walls.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.

Morocco's Argania trees are infested with nut-hungry goats.

Despite a fraught and controversial history this African island holds a powerful monument to the tragedy of the slave trade.

Massive stele returned to Ethiopia after 70 years in Rome.

An ancient Ethiopian cave church is endangered by the simple building of a road.

An Ethiopian "Jerusalem" featuring a church hewn out of a single rock.

This small group of sand dunes manages to pack in a strange rainbow of colors.

This 16th-century monastery was founded to cloister the daughters of wealthy local families.