Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo Roses
A number of craters left by fatal mortar strikes have been filled with red resin to remember those lost during the Siege of Sarajevo.
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Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A number of craters left by fatal mortar strikes have been filled with red resin to remember those lost during the Siege of Sarajevo.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Inat Kuća, or "House of Spite," is more than just an oddly named restaurant.
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A former bank seized as a sniper vantage point during the Bosnian War is now a secret graffiti art gallery.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Oriental bazaar in the heart of Sarajevo.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The place where World War I began.
Ilidža, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This museum preserves the hand-dug tunnel that kept Sarajevo afloat during the Serbian siege.
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bridge that died in war and was resurected.
Minsk, Belarus
A beautiful and moving memorial set on a little island in the middle of the river in Minsk.
Noratus, Armenia
Hundreds of intricately carved Armenian stone crosses can be found within this huge cemetery.
Tatev, Armenia
The world's longest nonstop reversible cable car soars through spectacular scenery to the medieval Tatev Monastery.
Tirana, Albania
What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?
Tirana, Albania
Once the fallout shelter of a dictator, this sprawling bunker is now a combined history museum and contemporary art gallery.
Shkodër, Albania
According to a local legend, this old castle could only be built after a woman was immured in the walls.
Gjirokaster, Albania
This ominous Albanian fortress houses tanks and downed planes as a reminder of their victories over Western imperialism.
Elbasan County, Albania
Hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers crowd Albania long after the fall of Communism.
Tirana, Albania
An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.
Kashi Diqu, China
Be careful not to get trampled at this lively two thousand-year-old market.
Hardo Rattan, India
On the Pakistan-India border the militaries perform an elaborate theater of aggression each and every night.
New Delhi, India
Made by a man on a worldwide sanitation crusade.
Almaty, Kazakhstan
This Soviet statue is based on a piece of propaganda that's been elevated to national myth.
Almaty, Kazakhstan
This Soviet-era athletic and recreation facility is the highest ice skating rink in the world.
Karachi, Pakistan
The bulletproof cross stands at the only operational Christian cemetery in Pakistan's most populated city.
Karachi, Pakistan
This commanding mausoleum holds the remains of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan.
Chilās, Pakistan
Thousands of ancient rock carvings are scattered just off the highway.