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

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

This exclusive resort has completely covered a tiny Balkan island in a 5-star warren of guest rooms.

A statue dedicated to the founders of communism.

A forgotten remnant of the Soviet Union, Transnistria is an unrecognized country hidden behind a heavily militarized border between Moldova and Ukraine.

While this monument tile is shrouded in mystery it also marks the end of the longest ever human chain.

A narrow strip of land is home to the tallest migrating dunes in Europe.

Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.

This lonely minaret with an unusual decorative symbol is all that remains of a historic Ottoman mosque.

A 14th-century Serbian Orthodox church that was once converted into a mosque under the much-disfavored Ottoman Empire.

Nicknamed Kazakhstan's Grand Canyon, this natural wonder lies east of Almaty near the Chinese border.

Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.

Depending on how it is measured, this lighthouse can claim to be the tallest in Europe and the tallest conventional lighthouse in the world.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

Temples adorned with intricate, erotic sculptures make up one of the "seven wonders" of India.

Many Hindus make the long pilgrimage to this holy city to have their remains burned on the banks of the Ganges River.

On the Pakistan-India border the militaries perform an elaborate theater of aggression each and every night.

This peaceful Sikh gurudwara serves around 50,000 free meals every day within its gilded walls.

An imperial fortress city that incorporated cultural elements from the entire Mughal empire, only to be abandoned the year it was finished.

The ruins of a medieval citadel believed to be haunted by a ministry of wish-granting djinns.