This ancient theater, restored in the 20th century, lives on as a venue for dramatic and musical performances.

This hauntingly beautiful cemetery outside a medieval citadel is full of winding paths and ivy-covered graves.

Nine centuries-old fortresses guard the walls of this medieval Romanian city.

This snug medieval lane is one of the narrowest streets in the world.

This surreal memorial/cemetery is a necropolis of crumbling stonework and puzzle-shaped headstones.

This brutalist monument is inscribed with 9921 names of Yugoslav partisans who perished during WWII.

This cluster of little wooden huts once ground local farmers’ wheat into flour during the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

There's a mini version of Iguazu Falls hidden in the Balkans, and it's got a rope swing.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

These warring psychedelic crags commemorate an unsuccessful military operation.

The location of the Bridge of Death and the Gorge of Eternal Peril in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."

These experimental weapons brought World War II to Nebraska as well as 26 other U.S. states.

Edinburgh's oldest statue hides within a parking lot behind the city's iconic cathedral.

This 23-foot-tall bear stands amid the hustle and bustle of Hamad International Airport.

The building is a gigantic piece of art inspired by the shape of a desert rose.

Qatar's oldest market can trace its origins back more than a century.

This seemingly random 30-foot statue of an oryx in Qatar's capital was a mascot for the 2006 Asian Games.

This fountain pays homage to Qatar's history of pearling, the primary industry before oil.

This Soviet statue is based on a piece of propaganda that's been elevated to national myth.

In Kazakhstan, a colorful cathedral with many lives once survived the most powerful earthquake in the region.

The lovely lake that was naturally dammed, then naturally destroyed, then unnaturally saved.

A brilliant turquoise lake in the mountains.

Submerged trees jut ghost-like out of an idyllic turquoise mountain lake.

Sitting right on the border between East and West Jerusalem this modern art museum is in itself a symbol of Israel's hoped-for unity.