Irbeysky District, Russia
House of Evgeny Smolik
A self-taught Siberian craftsman creates a fantastical and personal design for his 19th century village house.
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Irbeysky District, Russia
A self-taught Siberian craftsman creates a fantastical and personal design for his 19th century village house.
Niš, Serbia
A Red Cross memorial museum at the site of the Niš concentration camp that operated for four eventful years during World War II.
Slavonski Brod, Croatia
This abandoned Croatian stronghold never saw a great deal of conflict but it is still a beloved relic nonetheless.
Visoko, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Controversial site of what could be Europe's first pyramid.
Belogradchik, Bulgaria
Bizarrely shaped rock formations in northwest Bulgaria come with equally bizarre legends.
Budai Township, Taiwan
Visit this church that's shaped like a giant glass pump either to cater to women or to reference a tragic local tale. Or both.
Rummu, Estonia
The ruins of an Estonian prison are drowning in the quarry lake where the convicts were once forced to work.
Reigi, Estonia
A wooden replica of France's famous tower.
Ridala Parish, Estonia
This abandoned fighter jet launch center is now a haunting street racing course.
Kotor, Montenegro
These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.
Ulcinj, Montenegro
On top of a resort town as old as the Bronze Age sits an incredible war memorial statue overlooking the beaches below.
Tirana, Albania
An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.
Kuršumlija, Serbia
The bizarre rocks of Đavolja Varoš are the result of natural erosion.
Pristina, Kosovo
A futuristic, brutalist masterpiece that is also strangely prison-like.
Skopje, North Macedonia
A solar-powered primary school inspires hope and experimentation in a country ripe for energy innovation.
Krusevo, North Macedonia
Space-age monument to an early 20th-century uprising.
Nice, France
This massive blockhead sculpture hides an entire library.
Nebljusi, Croatia
A forgotten monument to Yugoslavian freedom.
Podgarić, Croatia
This stunning, out-of-the-way Croatian monument commemorates a community's uprising against occupying fascist forces.
Tjentište, Bosnia and Herzegovina
These warring psychedelic crags commemorate an unsuccessful military operation.
Shumen, Bulgaria
This massive concrete sculpture is said to be the heaviest communist monument on Earth.
Mitrovica, Kosovo
Two distorted Romanesque columns hold aloft a mine cart in honor of laborers who died during WWII.
Koracica, Serbia
This spaceship-like Serbian monument reaches for the stars in celebration of the fallen fighters of fascism.
Belgrade, Serbia
A pair of connected skyscrapers form this symbolic gateway.