A modern Nordic Pompeii on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.

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

This historic timepiece is thought to be the only public clock in the world that keeps lunar time.

This historic cemetery was inaccessible for several years due to dozens of land mines.

The place where World War I began.

A war-torn Olympic relic is being overtaken by graffiti and nature.

A popular day's outing in Bovington consists of watching military tank driving practice.

The longest hedge maze in the world.

The first archaeological site discovered by aerial photography.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.

A wunderkammer of gold and silver reliquaries and ancient saintly bones.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

Place with alleged mystical powers in Old Orthodox Church in Sarajevo.

A number of craters left by fatal mortar strikes have been filled with red resin to remember those lost during the Siege of Sarajevo.

Oriental bazaar in the heart of Sarajevo.

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

The deepest metro station in the world.

The eerie burnt-out remains of a prominent building where 30 protestors lost their lives.

An Art Nouveau building covered in animal gargoyles and grotesques.

This attraction was abandoned after the Chornobyl disaster.

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

The bust of Romania’s most notorious ruler, Vlad Dracula aka "Vlad the Impaler," keeps watch over the ruins of his medieval court.