The "dragon babies" of southeastern Europe.

This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.

A miniature train-ride through Slovenia's largest cave system.

A trough of 700 strange bronze faces runs through a narrow alley in Ljubljana's old town.

A public work of art that also provides some relief from the summer heat.

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

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

A war-torn Olympic relic is being overtaken by graffiti and nature.

The place where World War I began.

The first mosque in the world to receive electricity.

Oriental bazaar in the heart of Sarajevo.

This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.

A sculpture of the beloved author surrounded by characters from his fairy tales.

Launched by Napoleon's soldiers more than 200 years ago, a cannonball remains embedded in the tower wall.

This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

The oldest museum in Borneo is a cornucopia of rare taxidermy and human skulls.

This mysterious tower is said to enshrine a dormant seven-headed serpent that once protected Vientiane from destruction.

In the world's most bombed country relative to its size, this incredible organization helps pick up the pieces.

When the USA donated cement and funds to expand the airport in Laos, the Laotians built a massive monument instead.

Thousands of effigies of Buddha watch from caves set high above a legendary river, plus whiskey.

These bamboo and rope bridges cross the Nam Khan River for six months every year.

Thailand's distressed elephants find peace at this Chiang Mai sanctuary.

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.