This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.

This small 16th-century church in Athens is almost entirely surrounded by a modern building.

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

Hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers crowd Albania long after the fall of Communism.

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

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

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?

Once considered a marvel of engineering, there are now doubts about the structural integrity of this 5.4-mile cable-stayed bridge.

Local authorities nearly destroyed this mural before a viral video rallied international support to save it.

Writers such as Paul Bowles, William Burroughs, and Samuel Beckett frequented this Tangier bookstore.

This iconic cinema is home to Tangier's Cinémathèque and a symbol of the city's vibrant film scene.

A sign marks where the two bodies of water meet.

Ancient Phoenician and Roman tombs carved into the rock overlook the Moroccan coastline.

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

This stunning iron gate designed by Modernist architect Antoni Gaudí is filled with mythic symbolism.

This bleach-white graveyard overlooking the ocean is accessed through a tunnel.

This tiny home was originally a narrow alleyway.

A park where people have been going to feed friendly pigeons since the 18th century

This chapel on a cliff is renowned for its healing powers and was founded on the site of a supposed divine intervention.

This colorful gate stands as an entrance to the walled city of Old San Juan.

This huge pile of volcanic boulders hides a stunning network of secret grottoes.

Crafted from ocean litter, this sculpture highlights the ills of overconsumption.