The inverted pyramid design of this station stands out amid Bratislava's urban landscape.

Thousands of slain Soviet soldiers are buried within the shadow of this enormous obelisk.

A once-fairy tale mansion now stands in a state of disrepair.

A line of disused military bunkers built to defend against Nazi invasion lies hidden on the outskirts of the city.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

This magnificent Crimean estate was once a playground of the Russian elite.

This vineyard was the site of the infamous Charge of the Light Brigade.

This ancient burial mound is accessed by an impressive Greek-built archway.

A castle perched precariously over the Crimean Sea.

An exquisite monument dedicated to fallen Partisan soldiers and anti-fascist fighters of Yugoslavia through symbols of gears and flowers.

A beautiful mountaintop mausoleum devoted to a Montenegrin icon can't seem to make everyone happy.

On top of a resort town as old as the Bronze Age sits an incredible war memorial statue overlooking the beaches below.

This memorial to local World War II heroes is slowly being reclaimed by nature.

A swan-like monument on Obad's Hill honors those that defended the area from German invaders during WWII.

This virtually windowless mass of smooth concrete is the only Catholic church in the city.

Former military fort and site of untold horrors during WWII, this island may become the Adriatic's next luxury resort.

This World War I fortress is the perfect place to catch a Montenegrin sunset.

A tiny church on a man-made island in the Adriatic.

A curious cave church carved into the face of a cliff.

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

This extraordinary, multi-pillared monument depicts the fascinating history of Georgia.

Ruins of a former government building destroyed during the Georgian-Abkhaz war in the wake of the fall of the Soviet Union.

A cylinder monument with a spectacular vista commemorates a friendship that some say never existed.

The decaying remains of a once-luxurious Soviet spa town.