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

A sculpture of the beloved author surrounded by characters from his fairy tales.

An ode to a soldier who came to town, fell in love, then began making his own sparkling wine.

A sculpture of a beloved local figure, who tipped his top hat to everyone he passed on the streets of Bratislava.

This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.

Also known as the Blue Church, the building was consecrated to the daughter of Andrew II.

This Greek Orthodox church houses the mummified body of St. Spyridon.

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

Hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers crowd Albania long after the fall of Communism.

The Polish capital has had a deep connection to its guardian mermaid for almost a millennium now.

This 13th century Gothic brick castle is the largest in the world by surface area.

A floundering Polish shipyard was once the soul of the Solidarity movement that capsized communism.

This tiny Bulgarian town offers a stunning location in the mountains and a storied history.

This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.

Rare wooden escalators lead deep down into an otherwise staggeringly monotonous tiled tunnel.

Longest fortress system anywhere in Europe.

An eccentric museum dedicated to Islam Karimov, the former dictator of Uzbekistan.

Once a luxurious flagship of the Soviet Union, this Brutalist structure remains a landmark of Tashkent’s communist past.

An underground world of gorgeous, palatial metro stations designed as a nuclear shelter complex.

Prowl through this sprawling bazaar under a massive Soviet-era dome for delicious eats.

The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.

Controversially restored in the 1970s, this giant 15th-century mosque is shrouded in legend.

This "tower of death" has acted as an observatory, a religious hub, and an executioner's lair.

Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.