Gladiators battle and chariots race daily in the ruins of a once-great Roman city.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years old and harbors many surprises.

What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

The titular fictional logger only inhabits this otherwise historically focussed museum via a piece of fiberglass kitsch.

The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

Massive galleon from a box-office bomb docked in Genoa.

An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.

Hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers crowd Albania long after the fall of Communism.

An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.

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

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

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

Longest fortress system anywhere in Europe.

There's a mini version of Iguazu Falls hidden in the Balkans, and it's got a rope swing.

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

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

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.