Tirana, Albania
Pyramid of Tirana
An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.
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Tirana, Albania
An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.
Elbasan County, Albania
Hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers crowd Albania long after the fall of Communism.
Manchester, England
Once called "the biggest room in the world," this Victorian-era hall is so large that it contains a smaller 1970s heptagonal theatre.
Manchester, England
Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.
Bucharest, Romania
This memorial to the victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989 is often compared to a potato on a skewer.
Bucharest, Romania
This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.
Iceland
This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.
York, England
The final resting place of England's most notorious bandit.
York, England
The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.
York, England
One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.
York, England
Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.
York, England
A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.
Hull, England
The phone booths in this English town have distinctly milky hues.
Kolkata, India
The world's largest secondhand book market is a haven for bibliophiles and bargain hunters.
Sylhet, Bangladesh
One of the largest and most scenic of Bangladesh's tea gardens.
Sonargaon, Bangladesh
This historic textile city was abandoned after being ravaged by fire.
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Ancient and modern architecture are joined in Louis Kahn's monument to democracy.
Dhaka, Bangladesh
This colorful palace is an oasis of calm amid the hustle and bustle of the Buriganga riverfront.
Dhaka, Bangladesh
All that is left of an Armenian community that thrived in Dhaka 200 years ago.
Dhaka, Bangladesh
The untimely death of a dignitary's daughter led to this fort being abandoned before it was ever finished.
Oslo, Norway
Thousands of miniature bronze sculptures have taken over this city square creating a unique art installation.
Oslo, Norway
One thousand trees were planted in Norway to be used to print books a century from now.
Oslo, Norway
This handsomely carved wooden church is more than 800 years old.
Manchester, England
One of Manchester’s museums has gathered and preserved British political paraphernalia covering over 200 years.