This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

The world's most remote permanent settlement on an active volcano.

The red crab exhibits one of the most spectacular migrations on earth, despite manmade obstacles.

A giant portrait of an ancient king looms over the river.

Destroyed Serbian army headquarters sits half crumbled in a largely revitalized Belgrade.

A pair of connected skyscrapers form this symbolic gateway.

This abandoned Soviet circus is slowly being restored to its Communist-era glory.

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

Bronzes and busts that once stood in the city's main squares are now relegated to a small hidden courtyard.

This church carved into the rocks is full of enchanting stone statues.

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

A quaint amusement park now sits, rusting and forgotten among the foliage.

French scientists make up the majority of the few humans to occupy this remote island in the extreme southern Indian Ocean.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

This ancient statue of Dionysus lies unfinished and abandoned in one of Greece's oldest quarries.

A lonesome Moai stands in a small Italian town some 9,000 miles away from its Easter Island brethren.

The beloved war-time celebrity spent time in the area before retiring to the Edinburgh Zoo.

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

A memorial to the beloved brown bear that served in the Polish army during World War II.

This roadside attraction became locally famous for its unintentionally phallic shape.

Romans decided this 16th-century "talking statue" was so ugly, they named it after a primate.

This strange portrayal of the state's first lieutenant-governor literally stands on its head.

This French chateau is home to the world’s largest private collection of fighter jets.