A field filled with carved medieval tombstones called stećak.

This surreal memorial/cemetery is a necropolis of crumbling stonework and puzzle-shaped headstones.

The sad remains of a monument to martial arts legend and movie star Bruce Lee—in the middle of Balkans.

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

A bridge destroyed three times: once as a ruse, then in an actual attack, and finally for the movies.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.

A beautiful collection of taxidermy birds and rare pomological wax models.

Nestled on the banks of a river in Nuremberg is a small museum that was once home of the city's official executioner.

A meteorite-bounded town in Bavaria.

Horrifically creative torture devices and shame punishments line the walls of this chilling museum.

Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.

This abandoned coliseum was intended to be a grand Nazi rallying ground before it was halted at the end of the war.

This ratty natural history collection is a charming relic among a city rushing into modernity.

A fantastic assortment of China's finest and most disturbing wares.

A replica of the Statue of Liberty watches over the tomb of 72 Chinese revolutionaries.

This hulking behemoth is actually five interconnected towers built in the 1960s.

This naval gun is fired every day at noon, an odd timekeeping tradition the origin of which is local legend.

A small subculture of boat dwellers keep their traditional way of living alive at this Hong Kong Typhoon Shelter.

The knock-off oil painting capital of the world.

Two cannon-like cranes were installed on top of the bank building to fend off bad feng shui.

Because sometimes the most efficient route from A to B isn't a straight line.

The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.