A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.

The bright red stripes streaking across the rocks are the star feature at this Icelandic waterfall.

A memorial dedicated to the 29,000 Istrian freedom fighters of World War II.

Standing at the site of his former school, this sculpture celebrates Darwin's groundbreaking contributions to science and his deep connection to his birthplace.

One of the world’s only pink lakes where it's possible to take a dip.

Construction of this bridge was once described as an "act of violence" against a neighboring country.

This fortified town dating back to the 1400s is often described as an open-air museum and is a protected National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

A remote Arctic museum focusing on the science of icebergs and the archaeology of an ancient Inuit settlement which lies just outside its doors.

Piran’s oldest square is laden with history and a beautiful 18th-century reservoir.

There's a mini version of Iguazu Falls hidden in the Balkans, and it's got a rope swing.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

A monument on the pavement marks the spot where two cultures that shaped Sarajevo come together.

A tiny chapel and burial site lurk underground in Jajce.

The first mosque in the world to receive electricity.

The remains of the last Bosnian fortress to fall to the Ottomans are still standing.

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

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

Inat Kuća, or "House of Spite," is more than just an oddly named restaurant.

Oriental bazaar in the heart of Sarajevo.

The place where World War I began.

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

This cluster of little wooden huts once ground local farmers’ wheat into flour during the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

A well-worshipped shrine to the Virgin Mary nestled inside the last of Zagreb’s historic gates.