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.

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

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

A scenic UNESCO site that doubles as a habitat for various forms of wildlife.

This ominous Albanian fortress houses tanks and downed planes as a reminder of their victories over Western imperialism.

One of 200 religious buildings recognized as a “culture monument.” 

Gigantic water vessel, permanently grounded in Southern Albania.

The largest Roman amphitheater in the Balkans once held over 20,000 people, but managed to lay hidden for hundreds of years.

In this town's main square resides a statue of none other than the 43rd President of the United States.

The elliptical citadel resisted the advance of the mighty Ottomans several times, thanks to the military prowess of the "Dragon of Albania."

An allegorical statue of a giant pregnant woman representing justice and truth.

How did this lovely seaside English village come by such an unusual name?

Local legend holds that if you can make it up this steep cobblestone stairway without taking a breath, you'll have wish come true.

This gate served as a small lock-up jail in the 14th century.

After the queen of Spain had a dream where these statues fell and crushed her, they were removed from the palace and given new homes around Madrid.

This modest relic, with rich history as a strategic fort through multiple eras.

Rare karst landscape eroded from a flat seabed.

A New York–based physician returned home to Spain to build his own elaborate monument to Christopher Columbus.

Spanish architects used seized Muslim gravestones to rebuild parts of the fortress.

This stone tower was built to protect Crete from incoming pirates.

This building's name and a plaque are all that's left of what was probably the most important nightclub of the Madchester music scene.

A historic Georgian building and warm springs.

Once the largest unsupported dome in the world, beating out the Pantheon and St Peters in Rome.