Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

This poignant art installation raises awareness of violence against women.

Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.

The first mosque in the world to receive electricity.

The sad remains of a monument to martial arts legend and movie star Bruce Lee—in the middle of Balkans.

A former bank seized as a sniper vantage point during the Bosnian War is now a secret graffiti art gallery.

Oriental bazaar in the heart of Sarajevo.

This surreal memorial/cemetery is a necropolis of crumbling stonework and puzzle-shaped headstones.

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

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

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

A curious little museum dedicated to the furry feline in the cat haven that is Old Town Kotor.

This exclusive resort has completely covered a tiny Balkan island in a 5-star warren of guest rooms.

On top of a resort town as old as the Bronze Age sits an incredible war memorial statue overlooking the beaches below.

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.

The world’s first statue of the late Apple co-founder.

Some of the greatest minds in the history of Hungarian art and science converged in this café.

A 13th-century convent where St. Margaret of Hungary spent her teenage years.

Time stands still at this serene burial ground in the center of Budapest.

A two-way chairlift system between Zugliget and the highest point in the city.

This Hungarian stilt village is built in a lake that never freezes over due to the power plant that that uses it as a cooling pond.

Southern Italy's spinning top village.

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

Skulls and skeletons are omnipresent in this church dedicated to souls trapped in purgatory.