Homemade rockets, dinosaurs, and robots make this New York small business much more than a furniture store.

18m long sarcophagus of a constantly growing dead prophet.

Light still pours into the ruins of this ancient Islamic observatory.

Giant cauldrons overflow with Uzbekistan's favorite rice dish at this cavernous dining hall.

The world's second-tallest flagpole stands proud despite dropping rank.

The world's largest second-hand graces a clock surrounded by constantly changing flower beds. 

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

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

A tiny church on a man-made island in the Adriatic.

The place where World War I began.

The first mosque in the world to receive electricity.

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 ironic war memorial thumbs its nose at a campaign of inedible humanitarian aid food products.

The fragmented remains of a massive public bath connected to the city's water supply.

A centuries-old quest to create artificial life is alive and well in the French town of Limoux.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

One of the world's oldest olive trees, thought to be over 2,000 years old.

A museum dedicated to secret surveillance.

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

A scenic UNESCO site that doubles as a habitat for various forms of wildlife.

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

Climb into Albania's communist history while enjoying a spectacular ocean view.

This fortress dates back to the 6th century and is also the site of a controversial abandoned restoration project.