This formerly-prosperous Silesian mining town was completely demolished in the late 1960s and early 1970s as an attempt to cover up a secret Soviet uranium mine.

Thousands of graves lurk below the surface of this park.

During the Soviet era, the spire of this longstanding church was used as a radio transmission tower.

Built in the Soviet era, this cableway system still runs gondolas from Odessa down to Otrada Beach.

A much-loved sculpture depicting the hero of a 1956 anti-Soviet uprising.

This modern tandoor eatery was once a canteen for Soviet farmers.

A stone woman in a stylized dress honors a courageous politician.

A half-buried vehicle in Prague's is the latest iteration in a long-running piece by Czech artist David Černý.

This 16th-century cemetery became a recreational park during the Soviet occupation—today it's a little bit of both.

Revitalization efforts converted a former U.S. military heliport into a sprawling urban park.

This park celebrates a sister city relationship that survived the Cold War.