Bastogne, Belgium
McAuliffe Memorial and Sherman Tank
Dedicated to the American general whose reply to a German demand for surrender was simply "Nuts!"
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Bastogne, Belgium
Dedicated to the American general whose reply to a German demand for surrender was simply "Nuts!"
Kragujevac, Serbia
Abstract monuments express sorrow and resilience at the site of a horrific massacre in Nazi-occupied Serbia.
Novo Selo Palanječko, Croatia
A tower marking the spot where Yugoslavia began its resistance against the invading Nazis stands neglected, but not quite forgotten.
Koracica, Serbia
This spaceship-like Serbian monument reaches for the stars in celebration of the fallen fighters of fascism.
Krusevo, North Macedonia
Space-age monument to an early 20th-century uprising.
Tallinn, Estonia
"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.
Brest, Belarus
Take Soviet nostalgia to new heights by toasting the first man in space over a full spread of Belarusian and Soviet fare.
Brest, Belarus
Nearly three decades since the fall of the Soviet Union, the hero of the USSR still stands over Belarus.
Brest, Belarus
Thanks to its heroic service during WWII this Soviet castle has been turned into a monument towered over by a brutalist titan.
Prague, Czechia
Throughout this shopping mall are medieval ruins that were discovered during the mall's construction.
St. Ignace, Michigan
Strange physical sensations and optical contradictions keep visitors coming back for more.
Moscow, Russia
Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.
Dresden, Germany
Slaughterhouse Five opens its dank doors to fans of Kurt Vonnegut.
Berlin, Germany
A monument to the man who almost killed Hitler.
Kyiv, Ukraine
A tribute to a Ukrainian heroine who went undercover and killed several Nazi operatives.
Valjevo, Serbia
A tribute to a man who defied the Nazis until his last breath.
Berlin, Germany
The walls of Germany's Parliament still show the scars of the Red Army takeover in World War II.
Warsaw, Poland
Legend says this is actually a heartbroken prince waiting for his true love's kiss.
Warsaw, Poland
A menacing statue of this mythical creature can be seen at the legendary site of the monster's lair.
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.
Invergordon, Scotland
Where the sleeping monsters of Scotland's oil industry are left to rust.
Binz, Germany
Hitler's bleak vision of relaxation still stands as a mostly abandoned 10,000-room resort complex.
Abhaneri, India
Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.
Uppsala, Sweden
Legend has it this spring formed at the spot where a medieval Swedish king was killed.