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.

A 11-foot former president stands on a Kosovo street that also bears his name.

A futuristic, brutalist masterpiece that is also strangely prison-like.

This massive monument was unveiled the day Kosovo declared independence from Serbia.

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

This stone figurine was made more than 6,000 years ago and depicts a female deity of the Neolithic Vinča culture.

After witnessing the rise and fall of three empires, this ancient city was finally destroyed by a series of earthquakes.

One of Bogdan Bogdanović's first spomeniks honors those who died during the People's Liberation Struggle in Macedonia.

Space-age monument to an early 20th-century uprising.

It's unclear what caused the fire that led to this opulent hotel's demise.

St. John the Baptist's forearm is housed in this remote 11th-century monastery.

Depending on the region's rainfall, this church may be partially submerged.

Artists made this mosque into a marvel of Ottoman baroque architecture.

In the hometown of the Catholic saint and Nobel Peace Prize winner, a memorial dedicated to her legacy.

A tragic legacy of the attempt to beautify Skopje and line the pockets of corrupt politicians

These abundant, over-the-top monuments are so widely scattered that they define the entire compact capital cityscape, often leading to jokes about whether there are more statues than residents.

A Brutalist architectural gem hidden among Skopje’s neoclassical buildings.

This fortress dates back to the 6th century and is also the site of a controversial abandoned restoration project.

This small chapel is built of human bones and decorated with a golden skeleton.

Dead weights honor the dead of Portugal's fishing industry.

An abandoned mine now resembles a post-apocalyptic landscape of derelict buildings and blood-red pools of water.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.