A haunted outpost in Moldova, where guards are said to have fired at a ghostly figure.

The European Union’s tallest freestanding structure provides radio and television broadcasting to half of Latvia.

Burgers and fries in the shadow of a dreaded Nazi symbol.

This abandoned Soviet circus is slowly being restored to its Communist-era glory.

A statue dedicated to the founders of communism.

Once the tallest building in Chisinau, this unique tower is a relic of Soviet architecture.

Elaborate mansions built by Roma residents in Soroca to show their success after centuries of discrimination.

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

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

The largest wine cellar in the world is a 150-mile network of underground caves near the capital of Moldova.

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

Once a luxurious flagship of the Soviet Union, this Brutalist structure remains a landmark of Tashkent’s communist past.

Controversially restored in the 1970s, this giant 15th-century mosque is shrouded in legend.

This Belgian observatory bears a striking resemblance to Futurama's Planet Express building.

An observatory with a 54-meter-wide radio telescope sits in the mountains of Armenia.

Despite being tiny and rural this Georgian airport looks like a sci-fi boondoggle.

With over 10,000 lights, this engineering marvel lights up the city after dark.

A museum glorifying the life of Stalin, located in the city of his birth.

Fortified homes of highland warriors that are still in use today.

This heavily worn bas-relief was once an honored fertility symbol.

Prowl through this sprawling bazaar under a massive Soviet-era dome for delicious eats.

More than 10,000 small mirrors cover the curved surface of the world's second-largest solar oven, located in a remote village in Uzbekistan.

An underground world of gorgeous, palatial metro stations designed as a nuclear shelter complex.

This "tower of death" has acted as an observatory, a religious hub, and an executioner's lair.