"Holy Wisdom" overlooks the city that became its namesake.

A flamboyant five-story building in Bulgaria resembles a crawling snail.

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

Explore a traditional Albanian dwelling that pays tribute to the region's rich history.

What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?

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.

The largest Roman amphitheater in the Balkans once held over 20,000 people, but managed to lay hidden for hundreds of years.

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet your wish will be granted.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

Archaeologists are still unraveling the secrets of the brutal massacre that wiped out this ancient fort.

Crooked windswept pines give this old forest an enchanted and magical look.

An otherworldly, fossil-rich cobble beach holds Viking graves, cairns, and other remains.

The colonial city's social history is reflected in its fanciful door knockers.

This elegant Colombian fortress was one of the torture headquarters for the Spanish Inquisition.

A gleaming white and undulating tower marks the border between Georgia and Turkey.

At this rare mosque in Tbilisi, Sunni and Shia Muslims pray side by side.

A cluster of historic bathhouses built on the famed hot springs that gave the Georgian capital its name.

Destruction from Armenia's 1988 earthquake inspired an artist's sculptures of scrap metal.

This medieval manuscript collection has some of the most obscure and ancient texts in the world.

The charmingly disheveled clock tower of Tbilisi's puppet theater.

With over 10,000 lights, this engineering marvel lights up the city after dark.

A small but hugely whimsical theater where marionettes play out the "The Battle of Stalingrad."