Thanks to its heroic service during WWII this Soviet castle has been turned into a monument towered over by a brutalist titan.

Locals spent years successfully fighting to save this beloved Brutalist behemoth from demolition.

The second-longest pier in the U.K. stretches a whole kilometer into the Irish Sea.

A hundred copies of Antony Gormley's naked body stare out across the water.

A mysterious demonic figure peers down from its perch within the gorgeous Chester Cathedral.

After mysteriously refusing to surrender at the end of World War II this sunken submarine was only salvaged in a search for Nazi gold.

Final resting place of John Middleton "The Childe of Hale."

Monumental sculptures guard many of the graves, transforming this necropolis into an open-air fine art museum.

The largest catacomb system in the world.

There is a mouldering Jewish cemetery hidden away in the capital of Moldova.

This sign marks the entrance to a tiny proto-state within the small country of Moldova.

A forgotten remnant of the Soviet Union, Transnistria is an unrecognized country hidden behind a heavily militarized border between Moldova and Ukraine.

Charles Dickens was not a fan of the ghastly wall dressings in this 6th century church.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

Religious structure known for its sculpted details.

This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.

The European towns of Brașov and Râșnov each have proud signs reminiscent of the Hollywood sign.

This snug medieval lane is one of the narrowest streets in the world.

A fire once nearly devoured this gorgeous 14th-century Gothic cathedral.

The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."

A medieval church built up to defend its village.

This former football stadium seems almost abandoned but is still in use by the next generation of Scottish sports stars.

Displaced highlanders would take shelter from the wet Scottish climate under the large walled bridge at Glasgow Central Station.

Early Medieval stones sit on display at the beautiful Govan Old Church in Glasgow.