Places alxndr Wants to Go

This former Nazi labor camp is now a poignant memorial, complete with giant Soviet-style monuments.

A vast and unlikely aviation museum kept alive for over 50 years due to one man's tenacity.

The mile-long pier stretches from a ruined fortress out into the Baltic.

Built to ward off Napoleon's army, this city-sized abandoned Russian fort is now perfect for urban exploration.

These abandoned vessels are destined to be reclaimed by the forest.

A railway bridge leading nowhere stands lonely in the middle of a meadow.

These crumbling Latvian forts make for some haunting seaside ruins.

The first designer power line in Estonia.

This abandoned office building is a lasting example of Soviet-era architecture.

A historic scientific breakthrough that crosses nine borders.

A wooden replica of France's famous tower.

This peculiar border irregularity is the only way to legally enter Russia without a visa.

The observation point offers spectacular views of the ruins of an ancient Armenian capital.

A little Lady Liberty stands in the Norway town where the copper for the real thing came from.

Large military radio station without transmitting towers.

The great polar explorer is remembered in this far northern town, where he embarked on his final expedition.

An impressive museum dedicated to the resource that made the Scandinavian country rich.

The rusted hull of a WWII German destroyer pokes above the surface in a Norwegian fjord.

This roadside attraction looks like a flying saucer parked atop the tundra.

Ruins of two abandoned stations destroyed by the power they sought to harness.

Mysterious man-made rock piles form an ancient cemetery on this rocky beach in Norway.

The largest cave in Northern Europe.

Thousands of miniature bronze sculptures have taken over this city square creating a unique art installation.

The last fully functional fortress of Germany's World War II Atlantikwall.