A bridge destroyed three times: once as a ruse, then in an actual attack, and finally for the movies.

This ironic war memorial thumbs its nose at a campaign of inedible humanitarian aid food products.

This museum preserves the hand-dug tunnel that kept Sarajevo afloat during the Serbian siege.

The only known mosaic depicting the Greek god of sleep, Hypnos.

Here lies a legend of three sisters, all in love with the same mariner.

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

A curious cave church carved into the face of a cliff.

Its frescoes depict the likeness of Marshal Tito, Karl Marx, and Friedrich Engels burning in hell.

This virtually windowless mass of smooth concrete is the only Catholic church in the city.

This abandoned prison was so notorious that its name has become a metaphor throughout Albania.

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

According to a local legend, this old castle could only be built after a woman was immured in the walls.

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

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

The largest Roman amphitheater in the Balkans once held over 20,000 people, but managed to lay hidden for hundreds of years.

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

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

Gigantic water vessel, permanently grounded in Southern Albania.

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

Climb into Albania's communist history while enjoying a spectacular ocean view.