A museum glorifying the life of Stalin, located in the city of his birth.

With over 10,000 lights, this engineering marvel lights up the city after dark.

The charmingly disheveled clock tower of Tbilisi's puppet theater.

What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?

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

Backwards hour and minute hands and a timing mechanism that fluctuates with the temperature led to this clock tower's local nickname.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

These abundant, over-the-top monuments are so widely scattered that they define the entire compact capital cityscape, often leading to jokes about whether there are more statues than residents.

After witnessing the rise and fall of three empires, this ancient city was finally destroyed by a series of earthquakes.

A historical puzzle lies at the origins of this structure.

A mosaic monument that commemorates the historical struggles of the people of North Macedonia.

In the hometown of the Catholic saint and Nobel Peace Prize winner, a memorial dedicated to her legacy.

Depending on the region's rainfall, this church may be partially submerged.

Stone pillars and a petrified wedding party in the hills of North Macedonia.

This 3,800-year-old site contains markers used to study the movement of the sun and moon and create a lunar calendar.

A curious cave church carved into the face of a cliff.

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

This architectural oddity is an oasis of green on the outskirts of Valencia.

This house's itty bitty size means no humans allowed.

Structure built from the skulls of vanquished foes.

This memorial park stands on the site of one of the largest mass executions of the Second World War.

A Red Cross memorial museum at the site of the Niš concentration camp that operated for four eventful years during World War II.

Giant works of art interspersed throughout meadows and woodlands offer a new discovery at every turn.

This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.