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

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

A medieval bridge stretches over a sulfur-rich river that leads to year-round natural hot springs.

An incredible mosaic-lined monument said to have held the remains of an ancient Roman empress.

This elevator was built in 1907 to connect two neighborhoods separated by a steep, rocky cliff.

A Cold War secret surveillance tower used to spy on radio communications.

This tower once served as a radar station during the Cold War.

Lions carved into the rockface adorn these two tombs built into the mountains of Dadan.

The unique building practices of the Batammariba reflect the community's deep reverence for and connection to the earth.

Amid skyscrapers and traffic exists this unique aquatic ecosystem.

The location where the iconic movie character declared it was time to go home.

Nestled among the artifacts of the National Crafts Museum, this hidden gem offers hard-to-find regional foods from all over India.

The Jewish diaspora shares a menu at this museum café.

Serving Central Asian breads that range from cracker-crisp to warm and fluffy, this bakery brings Bukhara to Queens.

A Montreal deli that was so beloved that it was allowed to circumvent their laws of language.

This Jewish bakery, among the last in the region, sells legendary sweets from a century-old storefront.

One of the few Glatt kosher delis in the United States is a cornerstone of its Hasidic neighborhood.

In Rome’s Jewish ghetto, a 200-year-old bakery still makes the neighborhood’s historic sweets.

Where beer lovers can literally immerse themselves in beer.

The oldest working Brewery in Britain.

A beer pipeline runs beneath Bruges.

The world's northernmost brewery uses water from a 2,000-year-old glacier to create its beer.

This medieval cathedral houses stained-glass windows featuring saints and pretzels.

Located in an old church, this brewery produces a different kind of holy water.