Moscow, Russia
Monument to the Conquerors of Space
Moscow's imposing monument to the Space Age.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Moscow, Russia
Moscow's imposing monument to the Space Age.
Chile
A sculpture of a giant hand reaches for the stars in the middle of the Atacama desert.
Kruševac, Serbia
Curious carved stones and bird-like wings are a symbol of Serbian resilience and freedom on the site of a WWII massacre.
Kragujevac, Serbia
Abstract monuments express sorrow and resilience at the site of a horrific massacre in Nazi-occupied Serbia.
Novo Selo Palanječko, Croatia
A tower marking the spot where Yugoslavia began its resistance against the invading Nazis stands neglected, but not quite forgotten.
Jabuka, Serbia
An abandoned monument remembering the "Pančevo Holocaust" now stands as a shadow of its former self.
Vukovar, Croatia
Built as an anti-fascist tribute, this surreal Yugoslav memorial became an unwelcome symbol after the Croatian war for independence.
Zlatiborski okrug, Serbia
A grand Yugoslav memorial to the group of partisans who fought and died resisting western Serbia’s Nazi occupation.
North Adams, Massachusetts
Resonating tubes make music from highway overpass.
Phoenix, Arizona
The massive, incredibly rare instrument is over 11 feet tall with a range so deep it goes lower than humans can hear.
San Francisco, California
A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.
Burnley, England
A metal tree emits eerie, melodic notes on top of Lancashire's Crown Point.
South San Francisco, California
A large instrument played by the wind.
Kaliningrad, Russia
A small part of Russia that does not touch any other part of Russia.
San Francisco, California
The grand, column-fronted, sculpture-adorned home of the ambitious digital library.
Unsko-sanski kanton, Bosnia and Herzegovina
An abandoned brutalist monument whose history has been lost to the ages.
New York, New York
A sculptural commentary on capitalism pokes up from the East River.
Nebljusi, Croatia
A forgotten monument to Yugoslavian freedom.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A number of craters left by fatal mortar strikes have been filled with red resin to remember those lost during the Siege of Sarajevo.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A war-torn Olympic relic is being overtaken by graffiti and nature.
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This surreal memorial/cemetery is a necropolis of crumbling stonework and puzzle-shaped headstones.
Tiraspol, Moldova
A forgotten remnant of the Soviet Union, Transnistria is an unrecognized country hidden behind a heavily militarized border between Moldova and Ukraine.
Zurich, Switzerland
One hundred years ago this small house in downtown Zürich became the birthplace of the Dada movement.
New Harmony, Indiana
Part of a worldwide art project, this mysterious semicircle of concrete shapes holds the pieces of a larger story.