Places Elena Amabili Wants to Go

Remains of a station that only operated for one year.

The last planned Soviet city was built for the former residents of Prypiat after the Chornobyl disaster.

A Kyiv-based repository for all manners of discarded curiosities.

A quirky collection flush with information on commode culture from ancient times to modern day.

The ruins of an abandoned church loom within a picturesque Ukranian village.

One of the largest museums in Ukraine remembers the story of the German-Soviet War in iconic, brutalist style.

340-foot statue built to honour the Heroes of the Soviet Union.

The largest catacomb system in the world.

A Spanish town built into the cliffs.

The hidden ruins of an old hydroelectric plant reclaimed by nature.

A crumbling World War I fort that is reached through a series of concrete tunnels.

The walls of this medieval church are covered with perfectly preserved frescos, including a pristine example of the Dance of Death.

A gorgeous stone viaduct crosses over a bucolic valley.

A line of disused military bunkers built to defend against Nazi invasion lies hidden on the outskirts of the city.

An abandoned 19th-century iron factory perched along the outskirts of an idyllic village.

Thousands of slain Soviet soldiers are buried within the shadow of this enormous obelisk.

The ruins of a 13th-century monastery that long served as a place of refuge from wars and raids.

A tribute to a man who defied the Nazis until his last breath.

Beautifully carved tombstones fill this unmarked graveyard, uniquely situated near the village's famous stone wine cellars.

Ride in 1960s style on the private luxury train Marshal Josip Tito used to travel around Yugoslavia.

Abstract monuments express sorrow and resilience at the site of a horrific massacre in Nazi-occupied Serbia.

An abandoned monument remembering the "Pančevo Holocaust" now stands as a shadow of its former self.

This symbol of Yugoslav liberation decorated with 620 carved heads of mythical creatures is now a forlorn relic of another time.

Curious carved stones and bird-like wings are a symbol of Serbian resilience and freedom on the site of a WWII massacre.