This beautifully preserved Ottoman house is steeped in history.

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

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

According to a local legend, this old castle could only be built after a woman was immured in the walls.

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

The elliptical citadel resisted the advance of the mighty Ottomans several times, thanks to the military prowess of the "Dragon of Albania."

What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?

This ominous Albanian fortress houses tanks and downed planes as a reminder of their victories over Western imperialism.

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

The largest Christian church in the country is a complicated symbol of Spanish colonialism.

It's been nearly a century since this volcano, the tallest mountain in Equatorial Guinea, erupted.

During the dry season, this white-sand beach hosts thousands of breeding butterflies.

This village surrounded by breathtaking waterfalls is one of the wettest places on earth.

A well-preserved example of an early industrial operation in the northeastern United States.

What looks like a simple quaint estate in rural Pennsylvania was in the 18th century home to a small monastic community.

A tradition unlike any other, this marks the site of the annual Groundhog's Day tradition.

These lush botanical gardens employ the most purrfect pest control force.

A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.

A local prank turned town icon.

Yo, Adrian!

This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.

The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.

Frank Lloyd Wright's most iconic home dangles over a Pennsylvania waterfall.

Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.