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This 19th-century aqueduct provides insights into how water was supplied to Victoria on the island of Gozo before modern plumbing.

People have been making salt here using traditional methods for centuries.

A small cave network was discovered under a home in Xagħra, in 1924 when the owner was digging a well.

An 18th-century hunting lodge turned haunted Baroque palace.

In the sleepy town of Gozo exists a reproduction of the entire town of Bethlehem.

Despite the name, these small saltwater swimming pools have nothing to do with the Romans.

After 400 years of being closed to the public, this monastery's underground tunnels and secret garden are now a museum.

At more than 5,000 years old, these structures are among the oldest free-standing stone buildings in the world.

This almost-forgotten underground dungeon housed several convicts over the years, including Caravaggio.

Hidden beneath a restaurant, underground tunnels tell the story of Malta’s tragic role in World War II.

The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.

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

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

This World War I fortress is the perfect place to catch a Montenegrin sunset.

Structure built from the skulls of vanquished foes.

The site of a legendary 14th-century battle and a controversial 20th-century speech.

This lonely minaret with an unusual decorative symbol is all that remains of a historic Ottoman mosque.

An unfinished Serbian Orthodox church with 1,389 golden crosses planned to represent the Battle of Kosovo.

A 14th-century Serbian Orthodox church that was once converted into a mosque under the much-disfavored Ottoman Empire.

A monastery considered a state-protected cultural monument of exceptional importance, founded in the 14th century by Serbian King Stefan Dečanski.

A UNESCO-protected spiritual seat of the Old Serbian Kingdom and Empire.

As of 2022, the 124 rooms of Kosovo ski resort remain empty.

Christianity and Islam have clashed, yet here a Serbian Orthodox church and a mosque stand together.

The ceiling of this cavern is dripping with multicolored marble stalactites.