Odessa, Ukraine
Potemkin Stairs
Featured in one of the most iconic scenes in cinema history.
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Odessa, Ukraine
Featured in one of the most iconic scenes in cinema history.
Kamianets'-podil's'kyi, Ukraine
This Ukranian fortress is one of the best-preserved medieval castles in Europe.
Kyiv, Ukraine
A reconstructed medieval gateway that was the magnificent entrance to the capital city dating back to 1037.
Prague, Czechia
The first museum in the world devoted to sexual gadgetry.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Krakow, Poland
This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.
Marseille, France
This garden houses the remains of the ancient Greek port of Marseille.
Marseille, France
Sky ships, planes, and portraits left as unique tokens of hope and thankfulness.
Angers, France
A medieval house adorned with enigmatic carvings, including one of a man displaying his masculine attributes.
Paris, France
France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.
Paris, France
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
Rome, Italy
This large, circular tomb is the final resting place of the first emperor of Rome.
Rome, Italy
2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.
Rome, Italy
The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.
Thessaloniki, Greece
An abandoned Byzantine fortress and notorious prison.
Athens, Greece
An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.
Athens, Greece
This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.
Tbilisi, Georgia
A cluster of historic bathhouses built on the famed hot springs that gave the Georgian capital its name.
Tbilisi, Georgia
The charmingly disheveled clock tower of Tbilisi's puppet theater.
Goght, Armenia
This Armenian monastery was carved out of cliffs and named after the spear used to stab Jesus.
Enbekshikazakh District, Kazakhstan
The lovely lake that was naturally dammed, then naturally destroyed, then unnaturally saved.
Butuceny, Moldova
This 13th century Orthodox monastery is built right into the Moldovan cliffside.
Chisinau, Moldova
This abandoned Soviet circus is slowly being restored to its Communist-era glory.
Soroca, Moldova
Elaborate mansions built by Roma residents in Soroca to show their success after centuries of discrimination.