The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.

An Art Nouveau building covered in animal gargoyles and grotesques.

One of the largest museums in Ukraine remembers the story of the German-Soviet War in iconic, brutalist style.

The deepest metro station in the world.

When you've got to go, you've got to go.

This unassuming museum's slogan translates to “there is a limit of sadness, anxiety has no limits."

340-foot statue built to honour the Heroes of the Soviet Union.

An intimate look into the apartments of Jounieh via cable car.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

Feed it cash, get your very own gold bar.

This enormous sports car themed amusement park is home to the world’s fastest roller coaster.

The world’s largest LED display, built over an F1 race circuit.

On any given day this sprawling market houses literally tons of government-regulated gold, gems, and precious metals.

Right up until the 20th century this network of man-made caves was the biggest village in Eastern Armenia.

This Armenian monastery was carved out of cliffs and named after the spear used to stab Jesus.

A futuristic, brutalist masterpiece that is also strangely prison-like.

A 11-foot former president stands on a Kosovo street that also bears his name.

Destroyed Serbian army headquarters sits half crumbled in a largely revitalized Belgrade.

The world's oldest map of the holy land gives us a fragmented glimpse of the layout of biblical nations.

A more chill but no less fascinating version of the famous ancient archeological site.

The most gigantic, swoony, intimidating trio of fingers in all of antiquity.

Gladiators battle and chariots race daily in the ruins of a once-great Roman city.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

Despite producing just a handful of movies, a brave and lyrical filmmaker has an entire museum dedicated to him.