Almaty, Kazakhstan
Beatles Statue of Almaty
Beatlemania is still going strong... at least in Kazakhstan.
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Almaty, Kazakhstan
Beatlemania is still going strong... at least in Kazakhstan.
Reno, Nevada
Bill Murray bowled three straight strikes here at Reno's "Taj Mahal of Tenpins."
Dushanbe, Tajikistan
The world's second-tallest flagpole stands proud despite dropping rank.
Philippines
An island in the middle of a lake, in the middle of a volcano, in the middle of a bigger lake, in the middle of a bigger island, in an archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean.
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.
Astana, Kazakhstan
An entertainment center in a huge transparent tent.
Belgrade, Serbia
Destroyed Serbian army headquarters sits half crumbled in a largely revitalized Belgrade.
Tiraspol, Moldova
A forgotten remnant of the Soviet Union, Transnistria is an unrecognized country hidden behind a heavily militarized border between Moldova and Ukraine.
Bender, Moldova
A unique collection of Soviet military artifacts lies hidden away in a disused train, in the unrecognized Eastern European republic of Transnistria.
Chisinau, Moldova
There is a mouldering Jewish cemetery hidden away in the capital of Moldova.
Chisinau, Moldova
This abandoned Soviet circus is slowly being restored to its Communist-era glory.
Elbasan County, Albania
Hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers crowd Albania long after the fall of Communism.
Kyiv, Ukraine
One of the world’s best microminiaturist, Nicolaï Siadristy displays his lifetime of tiny creations in this museum.
Kyiv, Ukraine
The deepest metro station in the world.
Kyiv, Ukraine
This 1000 year old relic-filled cave monastery and UNESCO World Heritage Site also hosts an amazing micro-miniature museum.
Kyiv, Ukraine
340-foot statue built to honour the Heroes of the Soviet Union.
Kyiv, Ukraine
One of the largest museums in Ukraine remembers the story of the German-Soviet War in iconic, brutalist style.
Ivankivs'kyi district, Ukraine
This derelict superstructure was a very important warning system for the Soviet military.
Minsk, Belarus
Glowing orb in Minsk houses 8,600,000 items.
Völklingen, Germany
A former ironworks that was the first UNESCO industrial site.
Schleiden, Germany
This former Nazi castle was built as a school to train what would have been the future of the Third Reich.
Essen, Germany
The Bauhaus-style former industrial complex is considered the world's most beautiful coal mine.
Berkeley, California
A 90-acre park on former landfill that hosts an annual kite festival.