Tiny memorials honor individual victims of the Holocaust.

Hidden under a shopping centre is the genesis of modern Liverpool.

A surprisingly approachable statue of the man who dominated King Henry VIII's government.

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

A memorial to the deadliest terror attack during an unsettled period of Italy’s recent history.

Each year a new straw behemoth is born.

This exhibition covers a dangerous period in world history.

Once the tallest building in Chisinau, this unique tower is a relic of Soviet architecture.

Once built to inspire young Soviet minds through astronomy, this dome now stands as a quiet relic of a vanished era.

A vivid and terrifying mural blends pop-culture-style depictions of Hell with traditional Orthodox imagery.

This oversized tribute to the nation's tiniest coin highlights the value of small contributions.

Soviet-era gates guard an unexpected urban forest—and a future U.S. embassy.

This abandoned Soviet circus is slowly being restored to its Communist-era glory.

Seventy-five miles of limestone caves host more than a million bottles of wine beneath a sleepy Moldovan town.

This 13th century Orthodox monastery is built right into the Moldovan cliffside.

A haunted outpost in Moldova, where guards are said to have fired at a ghostly figure.

A unique collection of Soviet military artifacts lies hidden away in a disused train, in the unrecognized Eastern European republic of Transnistria.

A forgotten remnant of the Soviet Union, Transnistria is an unrecognized country hidden behind a heavily militarized border between Moldova and Ukraine.

A statue dedicated to the founders of communism.

At less than four inches in height, this iconic fictional character is the smallest public statue in all of Moldova.

Artist Veaceslav Jiglițchi brings a connection to Chișinău through works of art.

This sculpture used famed boxer Joe Louis as the inspiration behind its body.

The kitsch mansion of the former Romanian president Nicolae Ceaușescu features a golden bathroom.