This nugget of paradise earned its name for obvious reasons.

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

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.

This mosaic-lined medieval church was built by the world's first admiral and still holds mass in ancient Greek.

Why a column on the entrance is inscribed with a verse from the Quran is one of Sicily's many mysteries.

A medieval wash house where people washed clothes in a river allegedly formed by the tears of a mourning nymph.

The bronze uniforms commemorate the vital role of women during World War II.

These ornate arches show how the course of the River Thames has changed.

This golden temple is surrounded by hundreds of stone tablets that comprise the "world's largest book."

This magnificent white pagoda was constructed to resemble a sacred Buddhist mountain.

Gigantic unfinished stupa and the world's 2nd largest bell.

A grand imperial capital left to fall into magnificent ruin.

The oldest teak bridge in the world is made from the remains of a royal palace.

A series of tiny artificial islands rich with produce bob atop the surface of the lake.

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

Currently housing a corporate bank branch this building at the southern tip of Manhattan was once the gateway to luxury vacationing.

On the side of a Virginia highway, a collection of monuments commemorates an 18th-century trek through the Blue Ridge Mountains.

The ruins of this Thomas-Jefferson-designed mansion have been left to crumble since the Christmas Day they burnt down.

The deepest sinkhole in Central Europe comes with a grisly tale and an unusual nickname: “The Stepmother Abyss.”

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

Tiny communists hammer away on the Olomouc Astronomical Clock.

An ornate plague column – built to celebrate life – claimed the lives of numerous artisans during its construction.

A peculiar samurai statue overlooks the center of Brno.