Increasingly decayed figures stand as a powerful reminder of the human costs of Czech Communism.

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

Called the "Armenian Stonehenge," this ring of menhirs pierced with holes may be a prehistoric astronomical observatory.

This ancient monastery complex was transformed from an island to a peninsula when the lake was partially drained.

A massive collection of petroglyphs dating back some 40,000 years.

This mysterious but iconic tapered tower appears in many Azeri fairytales and legends.

A unique museum dedicated to culture and artistry of carpet weaving.

Home to nearly a third of the world's mud volcanoes, Azerbaijan is home to a messy, bubbling, and sometimes explosive landscape.

A gleaming white and undulating tower marks the border between Georgia and Turkey.

Remnants of successive wars and Muslim colonialism in the 11th century.

Mausoleum and Holy Seat of Antiochus I of Commagene.

An abused and forgotten metropolis, abandoned for centuries.

An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.

The ancient Greek Titan guards this massive dam holding a lightning bolt to symbolize electricity.

Even drowned in an ocean of toxic waste, the remnants of this Romanian village stand tall.

A statue in Budapest's Liberty Square honors the former U.S. president's efforts to end the Cold War.

A random tree outside a Budapest hotel has become a DIY shrine to the late singer.

This statue of a falling man commemorates a teenage martyr of the Hungarian Revolution.

This Hungarian stilt village is built in a lake that never freezes over due to the power plant that that uses it as a cooling pond.

Uh, pardon me, ma'am, but I couldn't help noticing that there's a Columbo statue in the middle of Budapest.