This derelict superstructure was a very important warning system for the Soviet military.

The biblical sculpture honors those who lost their lives, homes and communities to the Chernobyl disaster.

Monumental sculptures guard many of the graves, transforming this necropolis into an open-air fine art museum.

The unsettling remnants of a torn down movie set lies nearby the ruined location of the actual Płaszów Labor Camp.

St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.

The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.

In the summer, the area around this sculpture transforms into a vibrant concert venue.

A tribute to the Polish insurgents who fought in the failed attempt to end their city's Nazi occupation.

A statue honors the children who fought Nazis in Poland.

This enormous 32-foot painting depicts Poland's greatest medieval battle in glorious detail.

The Polish capital has had a deep connection to its guardian mermaid for almost a millennium now.

A menacing statue of this mythical creature can be seen at the legendary site of the monster's lair.

A program of Communist glamour in post-Stalin Poland is preserved in this colorful museum.

Remains of the old fortification along the Western border of the USSR, now an elaborate defense museum.

The apartment building where JFK's assassin lived after defecting to the Soviet Union.

Glowing orb in Minsk houses 8,600,000 items.

This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.

Travelers who fall victim to this mermaid's charms are destined to stay in Užupis forever.

Lithuania's outdoor sculpture trail of wooden folk art.

A narrow strip of land is home to the tallest migrating dunes in Europe.

The reason for the strange contortions in the trunks of these "drunken" pine trees in Russia is still a mystery.

Once a giant gingerbread factory, this space now hosts exhibits and workshops on the historic treat.

A small part of Russia that does not touch any other part of Russia.

A merchant court dedicated to the fictitious King Arthur is heavily adorned with bizarre Renaissance art.