Ljubljana, Slovenia
Metelkova
This abandoned Slovenian military barracks has become a punky-political art squat.
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Ljubljana, Slovenia
This abandoned Slovenian military barracks has become a punky-political art squat.
Warsaw, Poland
A national collection of Communist-era musical posters.
Warsaw, Poland
A program of Communist glamour in post-Stalin Poland is preserved in this colorful museum.
Sofia, Bulgaria
"Unity, Creativity, Beauty."
Sofia, Bulgaria
Sofia's legislative center is continuously reinventing itself.
Sofia, Bulgaria
A striking symbol of the Bulgarian capital.
Sofia, Bulgaria
A Bulgarian monument to Russia's role in World War II is constantly being painted in pop culture protest.
Sofia, Bulgaria
"Holy Wisdom" overlooks the city that became its namesake.
Sofia, Bulgaria
A vast Communist-era exhibition space in the Bulgarian capital.
Seoul, South Korea
A bright and wacky exhibit answers every question you may have had about human excrement, flatulence, and more.
Prague, Czechia
Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Prague, Czechia
This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”
Prague, Czechia
Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
An enormous and lavish Gothic church in Czechia.
Astana, Kazakhstan
A modern tower, symbolizing the legend of a golden egg on top of the tree of life.
Astana, Kazakhstan
Iconic pyramid from famed British architect Norman Foster designed to represent all of the world's religious faiths.
Vilnius, Lithuania
The largest coin pyramid in the world is a carefully balanced stack of over 1,000,000 pieces.
Vilnius, Lithuania
This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.
Vilnius, Lithuania
While this monument tile is shrouded in mystery it also marks the end of the longest ever human chain.
Vilnius, Lithuania
The Frank Zappa fan club erected this monument to their prog-rock hero to mark a new era of post-Soviet Lithuania.
Tallinn, Estonia
This dizzying tower was built to better broadcast the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
Tallinn, Estonia
This medieval Estonian tower provides access to a series of tunnels that have been home to soldiers, punks, and fine art.