Tallinn, Estonia
Linnahall
An empty relic of the Moscow Olympics crumbles away in Estonia's capital.
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Tallinn, Estonia
An empty relic of the Moscow Olympics crumbles away in Estonia's capital.
Varstu Parish, Estonia
A trio of giant wooden megaphones turn up nature's volume in this Estonian forest.
Minsk, Belarus
The apartment building where JFK's assassin lived after defecting to the Soviet Union.
Warsaw, Poland
The world’s narrowest house makes for an awkward, four-foot-wide living space.
hajnowski, Poland
Old cabin-like homes in a rural community untouched by time are known for their vibrant and colorful window shutters.
Irbene, Latvia
This impressively complicated radioastronomy research center was once a tool of Soviet spies.
Skulte, Latvia
A vast and unlikely aviation museum kept alive for over 50 years due to one man's tenacity.
Slampe, Latvia
Spend the night in 1920s Latvia in this historic recreation and movie set.
Meškuičių seniūnija, Lithuania
An old hill fort covered in over 100,000 crosses is a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs.
Hrodna, Belarus
This rare collection of human deformities displays fetuses with two faces, one eye, and "mermaid" legs.
Kaunas, Lithuania
A memorial to the murdered Jews of Kaunas.
Koracica, Serbia
This spaceship-like Serbian monument reaches for the stars in celebration of the fallen fighters of fascism.
Bajina Bašta, Serbia
For over 40 years, this quaint little house has teetered on a rock in the middle of a river.
Belgrade, Serbia
In the hinterlands of Serbia's capital, a giant reflective mushroom houses an aeronautical history of the former Yugoslav republic.
Belgrade, Serbia
A pair of connected skyscrapers form this symbolic gateway.
Belgrade, Serbia
Destroyed Serbian army headquarters sits half crumbled in a largely revitalized Belgrade.
Limbiate, Italy
A dilapidated psychiatric facility on the outskirts of Milan where electroconvulsive therapy was developed and Napoleon once lived.
Oppenau, Germany
This ancient ruined monastery has been destroyed by fire so many times that it seems like God hates it.
Schattenhalb, Switzerland
The alpine falls where Sherlock Holmes apparently met his demise can actually be visited.
Lido, Italy
The oldest of Venice's plague quarantine stations, designed to keep the medieval city safe from disease.
Consonno, Italy
This half-finished "city of toys" was almost Italy's own Las Vegas.
Lucerne, Switzerland
This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.
Ennetbürgen, Switzerland
The tallest outdoor elevator in Europe rockets passengers on a dizzyingly precarious ride to the top of a mountain.
Gemmrigheim, Germany
Home of the largest single-phase AC generator in the world.