This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

A field filled with carved medieval tombstones called stećak.

An apparition of Virgin Mary in Herzegovina.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

The first mosque in the world to receive electricity.

The place where World War I began.

This historic timepiece is thought to be the only public clock in the world that keeps lunar time.

A number of craters left by fatal mortar strikes have been filled with red resin to remember those lost during the Siege of Sarajevo.

This museum preserves the hand-dug tunnel that kept Sarajevo afloat during the Serbian siege.

Controversial site of what could be Europe's first pyramid.

This top-secret nuclear bunker hidden in a Bosnian mountain has been converted to a modern art exhibition space.

A bridge destroyed three times: once as a ruse, then in an actual attack, and finally for the movies.

This sprawling market is a one-stop shop for traditional Kazakh foods, from mare’s milk to sheep’s head.

This Soviet-era athletic and recreation facility is the highest ice skating rink in the world.

This Soviet statue is based on a piece of propaganda that's been elevated to national myth.

Beatlemania is still going strong... at least in Kazakhstan.

The building's fluid, wavelike walls are a true feat of architectural ingenuity.

This mysterious but iconic tapered tower appears in many Azeri fairytales and legends.

Home to nearly a third of the world's mud volcanoes, Azerbaijan is home to a messy, bubbling, and sometimes explosive landscape.

A shrine of fire worship built on top of a natural flame.

This 15th-century church houses priceless works of art from a range of Croatian artists.

This beautiful Croatian fortress is haunted by legends of forbidden love.

The oldest arboretum on the Dalmatian coast doubles as the gardens of Kings Landing in "Game of Thrones."