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

A naturally beautiful, seemingly bottomless deep blue spring.

What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?

A neglected spomenik overlooking the beautiful Kopaonik Mountains.

Memorial to the victims of the Holocaust in Serbia.

A little theme park full of miniature monasteries and churches, made by hand.

This art installation pays homage to the famed stones of European lore.

Different sections of the Zemun Fortress were built in the 14th and 15th century as a response to the advance of the Ottoman Empire.

Dedicated to a brave pooch who fought a tiger to save a young child.

Housed in a 1912 architectural masterpiece, this outlet of the Golden Arches is a real beauty.

This symbol of Yugoslav liberation decorated with 620 carved heads of mythical creatures is now a forlorn relic of another time.

This dazzling Art Nouveau mansion is now home to the Modern Art Gallery Subotica.

Beautifully carved tombstones fill this unmarked graveyard, uniquely situated near the village's famous stone wine cellars.

An abandoned monument remembering the "Pančevo Holocaust" now stands as a shadow of its former self.

Abstract monuments express sorrow and resilience at the site of a horrific massacre in Nazi-occupied Serbia.

This natural monument has an origin story steeped in legend.

Curious carved stones and bird-like wings are a symbol of Serbian resilience and freedom on the site of a WWII massacre.

Ottoman-era houses lovingly preserved.

This Turkish cave boasts some rather bizarre associations with the King of Mount Olympus.

Live a night as a Byzantine King, with a minibar and private jacuzzi.

A Turkish ghost town abandoned in a population exchange with Greece.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

Hidden just under the waters around this Turkish island are the ruins of a once great city.

These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.