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The elliptical citadel resisted the advance of the mighty Ottomans several times, thanks to the military prowess of the "Dragon of Albania."

Once the fallout shelter of a dictator, this sprawling bunker is now a combined history museum and contemporary art gallery.

A museum dedicated to secret surveillance.

What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?

An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.

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

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.

Artist Jack Pierson made this surreal sculpture in honor of Wonder Valley, a countercultural community on edge of civilization.

This giant spider sculpture made from the iconic car is one giant visual pun.

Traversing these canyons, visitors can take in stunning views and glimpses of the region's history.

This off-beat, quirky communism-themed bar isn't afraid to poke fun at its history.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

The world’s first statue of the late Apple co-founder.

Legions of Roman soldiers bathed in this ancient spa complex under a Budapest transit station.

Everything from miniature biblical scenes to life-sized statues are almond-based at this sweet and nutty gallery.

A collection of intricate sculptures so small they have to be seen through a microscope.

From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.

A museum dedicated to a secret military hospital hidden beneath a castle in Budapest.

The half-finished remains of what would have been Scotland’s biggest piece of landscape art.

The remains of a 1st-century aristocratic Roman town house featuring beautiful well-preserved mosaics.

The only restaurant serving indigenous foods from the Amazon.

This striking, two-toned confluence of rivers is visible from space.

This small island off the coast of Uruguay hosts the largest colony of sea lions and fur seals in the southern hemisphere.

This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.