Budapest, Hungary
Shoes on the Danube Promenade
A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.
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Budapest, Hungary
Budapest Castle Hill Funicular
Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.
Prague, Czechia
Prague Astronomical Clock
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Kyiv, Ukraine
Kyiv Monastery of the Caves and Microminiature Museum
This 1000 year old relic-filled cave monastery and UNESCO World Heritage Site also hosts an amazing micro-miniature museum.
Kyiv, Ukraine
Arsenalna Metro Station
The deepest metro station in the world.
Kyiv, Ukraine
Museum of the Great Patriotic War
One of the largest museums in Ukraine remembers the story of the German-Soviet War in iconic, brutalist style.
Kyiv, Ukraine
Rodina-Mat : Mother Motherland
340-foot statue built to honour the Heroes of the Soviet Union.
Kyiv, Ukraine
Golden Gate of Kyiv
A reconstructed medieval gateway that was the magnificent entrance to the capital city dating back to 1037.
Lahoisk District, Belarus
Khatyn Memorial Complex
A symbolic graveyard for the villages that perished during the Nazi invasion of Belarus.
Minski rajon, Belarus
The Stalin Line
Remains of the old fortification along the Western border of the USSR, now an elaborate defense museum.
Smaliavicki rajon, Belarus
Mound of Glory
A striking Soviet memorial commemorates the liberation of Belarus from the Nazis.
Minsk, Belarus
Lee Harvey Oswald's Apartment in Minsk
The apartment building where JFK's assassin lived after defecting to the Soviet Union.
