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

An abandoned masterpiece of Soviet Brutalist architecture.

This Soviet-era athletic and recreation facility is the highest ice skating rink in the world.

This sprawling market is a one-stop shop for traditional Kazakh foods, from mare’s milk to sheep’s head.

In Kazakhstan, a colorful cathedral with many lives once survived the most powerful earthquake in the region.

Beatlemania is still going strong... at least in Kazakhstan.

This Soviet statue is based on a piece of propaganda that's been elevated to national myth.

Submerged trees jut ghost-like out of an idyllic turquoise mountain lake.

Nicknamed Kazakhstan's Grand Canyon, this natural wonder lies east of Almaty near the Chinese border.

Final palace complex of the last of 29 Kokand rulers.

Ancient barriers wrap around what was once an important stop along the Silk Road.

Let these towering termite-building structures tell you where to go.

A beloved upside-down beacon off the coast of Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

The bullet-banged DIY suit of armour belonging to Australia’s most famous outlaw.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

An imperial fortress city that incorporated cultural elements from the entire Mughal empire, only to be abandoned the year it was finished.

The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.

Once a training ground for Olympic athletes, this artificial ski slope has fallen into ruin after a fire in 2012.

This French ghost town from World War II has been left as a memorial to German atrocities during World War II.

In France, a medieval-style home pays homage to an intrepid explorer who discovered Québec.

A small island that was once a key Axis fortification during World War II.

A safari-themed castle in the South African bush with the largest maze in the southern hemisphere.

The Cape of Good Hope is not quite as low as you can go on the African continent, but it's still geographically significant.