This sea stack in Cyprus is traditionally seen as the birthplace of the goddess Aphrodite.

Legend holds that the Ancient Greek goddess of love once bathed in the waters of this grotto.

While most shipwrecks are submerged, this ship in Cyprus ran ashore.

The site of a prison camp where Cypriot resistance fighters were held in the 1950s.

A crumbling ghost town with prime views of the dam that doomed it.

Beneath an ancient wishing tree lies an underground chapel with 12th-century frescoes and catacombs dedicated to a lady saint.

An ancient necropolis of magnificent tombs.

The ancient mosaics here are considered among the finest in the world, and serve as a stunning record of Greco-Roman daily life.

Bronzes and busts that once stood in the city's main squares are now relegated to a small hidden courtyard.

In the heart of Tirana, this underground nuclear bunker has been transformed into a museum.

A museum dedicated to secret surveillance.

Once the fallout shelter of a dictator, this sprawling bunker is now a combined history museum and contemporary art gallery.

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.

Colorful power station with a chimney equipped with a gallery for exhaust monitoring equipment.

A public work of art that also provides some relief from the summer heat.

In between two buildings in Ljubljana, medieval tunnel to nowhere.

This former railway facility is the oldest in Slovenia, and now houses a museum showcasing the history of steam locomotives.

A relic from the Industrial Revolution got a second life as a contemporary performing arts space.

The Slovenian architect designed many landmarks in the capital city, including his own dream house.

Slovenia's first mosque is a striking mix of Islamic and modernist architecture.

A cemetery for Slovenian notables also serves as a popular recreation space.

Strange rumors surround the artist who created these solemn metal guard dogs.

A trough of 700 strange bronze faces runs through a narrow alley in Ljubljana's old town.