A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

This easily overlooked memorial immortalizes the scars from the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.

A Trabant car, a kangaroo statue, and a plethora of plants take over this abandoned-factory-turned-bar.

Uh, pardon me, ma'am, but I couldn't help noticing that there's a Columbo statue in the middle of Budapest.

A 16th-century monastery boasts a lush array of plants native to Mexico’s most biodiverse region.

A small town Romanian cemetery filled with darkly humorous gravestones.

A memorial museum to the political prisoners who were held at Sighet Prison, once one of the most feared places in Romania.

This bone-filled cave got its name after they found 140 bear skeletons inside.

This Transylvanian church has changed its denomination four times.

Every spring, locals see the shadowy figures of a ghost army of slain Greek soldiers descend upon this ruined fort.

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

This modernist cinema has survived war and reconstruction to become a symbol of Lebanon’s revolutionary spirit.

The medieval center of the Islamic world was also once the seat of Saladin's sultanate.

This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.

This unassuming tree stump reportedly traces its roots to the famous pharaoh queen's reign.

The building is a gigantic piece of art inspired by the shape of a desert rose.

This fountain pays homage to Qatar's history of pearling, the primary industry before oil.

This seemingly random 30-foot statue of an oryx in Qatar's capital was a mascot for the 2006 Asian Games.

Groups of prehistoric tombs that dot the mountains of northern Oman.

On any given day this sprawling market houses literally tons of government-regulated gold, gems, and precious metals.

The world's largest frame offers spectacular views of the city's past and present.

A faithful reproduction of Al-Jazari's enormous water clock.

Billed as the "largest natural flower garden in the world" this Middle Eastern show field has little competition at 45 million flowers.

A fabulously bizarre surrealist sculpture by the late artist Leonora Carrington.