A medieval bridge stretches over a sulfur-rich river that leads to year-round natural hot springs.

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

Gigantic water vessel, permanently grounded in Southern Albania.

This remote church calls a tiny island its sanctuary.

Once the fallout shelter of a dictator, this sprawling bunker is now a combined history museum and contemporary art gallery.

What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?

A museum dedicated to secret surveillance.

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

Bronzes and busts that once stood in the city's main squares are now relegated to a small hidden courtyard.

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

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

No one is sure if the world's fourth-largest diamond had been found in a rubbish heap or was pawned by Napoleon's mom.

A section of the long chain that blocked enemy ships from entering Constantinople.

1513 Turkish world map, full of European state secrets and snarky commentary.

This architecturally eclectic early-20th century mosque was built as a place of worship for the Islamic followers of a Jewish messiah.

An abandoned Byzantine fortress and notorious prison.

A little-known park with unusual, half-ruined structures and a mystical energy.

One of the most photographed locations in the entire city.

An arts and culture melting pot inside an old roadside inn from the Ottoman era.

A two thousand year old brothel uncovered in Northern Greece.

This column celebrates Rome's victory over the Goths, and may be the oldest Roman monument in Istanbul.

One of the largest wooden constructions in Europe was meant to be a casino, but soon became an orphanage.

Over the centuries, this island paradise has done it all, from providing monks with ecclesiastical respite to sheltering an exiled Leon Trotsky.

The eclectic home of a leading Turkish architect is a gorgeous piece of eye candy.