A replica of the first public theater built in California.

His discovery kicked off the Gold Rush. One of the hands on this commemorative statue points to the spot where he found the precious metal.

Seven ceramic sculptures are scattered around this California college campus.

Dentist's hated concrete colossi are now beloved icons of the community.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

This pre-Hispanic apartment complex also includes ancestral paintings that point to its military past.

A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.

Underneath the historic center of Mexico City, the remains of a temple dedicated to the Aztec god of the wind.

These spectacular, symbolic serpents lie within the shadow of the Great Temple.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

The sad remains of a monument to martial arts legend and movie star Bruce Lee—in the middle of Balkans.

A former bank seized as a sniper vantage point during the Bosnian War is now a secret graffiti art gallery.

This picturesque monastery at the base of a cliff is a peaceful oasis open to all visitors.

This abandoned Olympic skiing facility still bears the scars of the Siege of Sarajevo.

This historic cemetery was inaccessible for several years due to dozens of land mines.

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

Inat Kuća, or "House of Spite," is more than just an oddly named restaurant.

A number of craters left by fatal mortar strikes have been filled with red resin to remember those lost during the Siege of Sarajevo.

Oriental bazaar in the heart of Sarajevo.

This historic timepiece is thought to be the only public clock in the world that keeps lunar time.

The place where World War I began.

The first mosque in the world to receive electricity.

Place with alleged mystical powers in Old Orthodox Church in Sarajevo.

When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.