Along the banks of the Teltow Canal in southwestern Berlin stands one of the city’s most controversial buildings, a hulking Brutalist laboratory that looks more like a warship than a research facility.

This 13th century Orthodox monastery is built right into the Moldovan cliffside.

Unexpected work of street art in a remote Caucasus mountain town.

Explore 150 years of Estonian rail history in a terminal once built for Tsar Nicholas II.

A fountain filled with golden statues, celebrating the the ancient kingdom of Colchis.

Historic German church that was reconstructed and opened to the public in 2024.

Check the time in 145 countries at once with this East German relic.

Centuries before the modern seismograph, Armenian monks measured quakes with this tilting pillar.

A unique collection of Soviet military artifacts lies hidden away in a disused train, in the unrecognized Eastern European republic of Transnistria.

The world's first motorway was used as a racetrack until the late 1990s.

A prime example of socialist modernist architecture, wrapped in a enormous fresco about the media.

A socialist building dedicated to teachers showcases one of the largest Soviet mosaics in the world.

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

Solar observatory doubles as a daring display of Expressionist architecture, much to Einstein's chagrin.

This medieval village clings to a cliff in southwestern France.

Latvia’s first skyscraper, nicknamed ‘Stalin’s birthday cake.’

Located in a heritage building, this Mickey D's is missing its Golden Arches.

A massive relic of the communist era of Berlin.

One of the largest objects salvaged from the famous sunken passenger ship.

An 18-panel Soviet mosaic showcasing the scientific advances made under socialism.

Hilltop monument to the victory of a new nation in the Franco-Prussian War.

Once built to inspire young Soviet minds through astronomy, this dome now stands as a quiet relic of a vanished era.

The colonial home of Paul Revere during the American Revolution.

Abandoned museum from the last days of Soviet domination, with a unique Brutalist design.