This is one of the last surviving structures of a once vast palace complex.

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.

This secluded museum beats the drum for the preservation of Nepal's musical heritage.

This elegant neoclassical garden is a peaceful oasis in the middle of the Nepalese capital.

A startling, centuries-old subterranean marvel hides in plain sight.

Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

Hidden in the shadow of a rocky fortress is one concubine’s long-forgotten legacy.

Remote town home to Himachalis, Israelis, and tons of hashish.

When you're a great Russian Tsar, even your vomit gets a statue.

As of 2022, the 124 rooms of Kosovo ski resort remain empty.

Rusting ships sit in a desert where a sea used to be.

Art Nouveau painter Alphonse Mucha spent 18 years creating these monumental paintings of Slavic history and mythology.

Out of a labyrinth of abandoned tunnels and stops, this Queens subway station is arguably the most mysterious—if it exists at all.

A field filled with carved medieval tombstones called stećak.

A bridge destroyed three times: once as a ruse, then in an actual attack, and finally for the movies.

This picturesque monastery at the base of a cliff is a peaceful oasis open to all visitors.

An apparition of Virgin Mary in Herzegovina.

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

This abandoned airplane hanger is said to have once been a top secret launch facility.

In this town's main square resides a statue of none other than the 43rd President of the United States.

The largest Roman amphitheater in the Balkans once held over 20,000 people, but managed to lay hidden for hundreds of years.

Explore a traditional Albanian dwelling that pays tribute to the region's rich history.

Gigantic water vessel, permanently grounded in Southern Albania.

The elliptical citadel resisted the advance of the mighty Ottomans several times, thanks to the military prowess of the "Dragon of Albania."