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

Gigantic water vessel, permanently grounded in Southern Albania.

Once the fallout shelter of a dictator, this sprawling bunker is now a combined history museum and contemporary art gallery.

What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?

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

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

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

A medieval bridge stretches over a sulfur-rich river that leads to year-round natural hot springs.

A naturally beautiful, seemingly bottomless deep blue spring.

Old car parts and assorted materials get turned into one man's mechanical treasures on the side streets of Cleveland.

This unincorporated community in western Ohio got its peculiar name from John "Daddy" Baker.

Hundreds of 19th-century characters descend upon an Ohio town every autumn.

This schoolhouse for Black American children is one of the oldest remaining in southeastern Ohio.

It took more than 20 years and a sharp eye for one man to assemble this quirky collection.

The site of Neil Armstrong's first flight is marked by a full on replica of the moon landers.

A record-size collection of wild-haired troll dolls tells the story of the mythical creature's roots in Scandinavian folklore.

This magnificent Cincinnati graveyard is also a popular public park.

An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.

This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.

What is it about mushrooms that makes people wish they lived inside of them?

The inventor of a number of hybrid corn species is immortalized with a field of giant corn.

Faces carved into the cliffs create an otherworldly walking trail.

The entrance to this sinisterly named tunnel hides behind a Tim Hortons.

An unoccupied lighthouse encased in layers of ice from the waters of Lake Erie.