This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.

An abandoned jewel of a ballroom on the top floor of Australia’s busiest rail station echoes with the sounds of a bygone era.

A small, but award-winning beach known for its literally spotless reputation.

This picturesque monastery at the base of a cliff is a peaceful oasis open to all visitors.

This ironic war memorial thumbs its nose at a campaign of inedible humanitarian aid food products.

This abandoned airplane hanger is said to have once been a top secret launch facility.

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

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

A former bank seized as a sniper vantage point during the Bosnian War is now a secret graffiti art gallery.

Oriental bazaar in the heart of Sarajevo.

This historic cemetery was inaccessible for several years due to dozens of land mines.

The place where World War I began.

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

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 tiny church on a man-made island in the Adriatic.

A curious cave church carved into the face of a cliff.

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.

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

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

This hanging crocodile is thought to be the "dragon" that once plagued a Czech city.

A peculiar clock commemorates a historic victory won by ringing the noonday bell an hour early.

Once home to artillery, this garden offers more peace today than it did during its war-torn past.

A cheeky reminder about the value of art dangles above one of Olomouc's busiest streets.