Gori, Georgia
Stalin Museum
A museum glorifying the life of Stalin, located in the city of his birth.
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Gori, Georgia
A museum glorifying the life of Stalin, located in the city of his birth.
Telise, Estonia
These two strange cones are actually a system of old nautical navigation beacons.
Järva-Jaani, Estonia
Rusted cars, trucks, and buses form a fascinating collection of Soviet-era machinery.
Estonia
A decommissioned submarine base makes a great space for graffiti art.
Ridala Parish, Estonia
The gutted remains of this Estonian mansion are a monument to a tragic love.
Rummu, Estonia
The ruins of an Estonian prison are drowning in the quarry lake where the convicts were once forced to work.
Riga, Latvia
This controversial monument was designed to lionize the Red Army, but also disheartened the Latvian people.
Salaspils, Latvia
This former Nazi labor camp is now a poignant memorial, complete with giant Soviet-style monuments.
Riga, Latvia
This enigmatic artifact remained buried in a churchyard for years.
Kaali, Estonia
Mysterious craters may have been home to an ancient cult.
Joneikiškės, Lithuania
A curious art park at the geographic center of Europe is home to 3,000 television sets and other wonders.
Liepupes pagasts, Latvia
This abandoned beacon is moving closer and closer to the sea.
Krimulda Parish, Latvia
This remote sandstone cliff has one of the richest collections of Livonian petroglyph marks.
Irlavas pagasts, Latvia
A railway bridge leading nowhere stands lonely in the middle of a meadow.
Slampe, Latvia
Spend the night in 1920s Latvia in this historic recreation and movie set.
Liepāja, Latvia
Guests become prisoners on a visit to Latvian prison.
Kaunas, Lithuania
A memorial to the murdered Jews of Kaunas.
Warsaw, Poland
Order “Proletariat’s Cutlet” at this communist-themed restaurant allegedly once visited by Lenin.
Warsaw, Poland
A bronze replica of an elm tree that honors the victims that perished in Pawaik Prison.
Gamsutl', Russia
Propped high atop the peak of Mount Gamsutlmeer, this abandoned village is one of the oldest settlements in the region.
Budapest, Hungary
The abandoned "Red Star Train Graveyard" is the final rusting place for precious artifacts of train history.
Reids Flat, Australia
The smallest country in Australia is a principled little thing with a friendly emperor.
Nahariya, Israel
The most peaceful "country" in the Middle East.
Merkinė, Lithuania
Once known throughout Europe, this tiny and unusually progressive 18th century micro-nation within Lithuania now lies in ruins.