This enormous abstract sculpture is part jungle gym, part elaborate noise-making machine.

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

Some of the best-preserved specimens of the monumental medieval tombstones found throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.

Inside this mansion turned museum, the works of prominent Croatian artists are on full display.

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

A wunderkammer of gold and silver reliquaries and ancient saintly bones.

An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.

This 15th-century church houses priceless works of art from a range of Croatian artists.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

This North African stone complex is considered to be the oldest astronomical observatory on Earth.

The largest known Ancient Egyptian obelisk.

This 7th-century monastery was sacked by Saladin.

The oldest standing structure in downtown San Diego.

These two K-9 memorials commemorate the sister cities of Edinburgh and San Diego.

The Yiddish language stages a renaissance in a shtetl-inspired cultural center on the San Diego coast.

A futuristic-looking beach house built for the owner of a snack food brand.

At this local mall, visitors are ushered through a 1940s jail exhibit.

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

An eclectic art form practiced by untrained masters is celebrated at this museum in the heart of Zagreb's old Upper Town.

Where the lovelorn find a home for their sentimental keepsakes.

A musical instrument played by the sea.

The octagonal tower at this important Buddhist site was added many years after the temple's initial construction.

Legend has it a commoner volunteered to be buried alive in the foundation so that the great fortress could be built.