Athens, Greece
Syntagma Square Metro Station
Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.
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Athens, Greece
Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.
Ordino, Andorra
Some of the smallest works of art in existence.
Birgu, Malta
The medieval home is still engraved with the symbol of the profession, an eye flanked by two axes.
Valletta, Malta
A centuries-old forgotten underworld lies beneath Malta.
Il-Gżira, Malta
The eclectic seaside sanctuary caters to a rather fowl crowd.
Niš, Serbia
A Red Cross memorial museum at the site of the Niš concentration camp that operated for four eventful years during World War II.
Niš, Serbia
Structure built from the skulls of vanquished foes.
Belgrade, Serbia
A towering spire in the fortress of Kalemegdan honors the victorious armies of Serbia during their struggles against the Ottoman Empire.
Belgrade, Serbia
A misnamed well, with a deep dark past.
Belgrade, Serbia
The unusual sculptures are believed to be powerful political symbols.
Belgrade, Serbia
Destroyed Serbian army headquarters sits half crumbled in a largely revitalized Belgrade.
Moscow, Russia
The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.
Birobidzhan, Russia
Fascinating early attempt at a Jewish autonomous settlement.
Ulan-Ude, Russia
This massive glowering Lenin head gazes out over eastern Siberia.
Irkutsk, Russia
Thanks to a spelling mistake this bizarre beaver-tiger hybrid became the symbol of a Siberian town.
Yekaterinburg, Russia
Church built on the site where the last tsar of Russia and his family were killed.
Yekaterinburg, Russia
Mostly underground in the old days Back in the USSR, today the Beatles beckon to tourists from a wall sculpture out in the open in central Russia.
Yekaterinburg, Russia
Russia's giant concrete QWERTY keyboard is likely the largest in the world.
Kazan, Russia
Russia's own leaning tower was built on a tragic historical fable.
Kazan, Russia
This nostalgic Russian museum is full of USSR cultural artifacts from the 1970s and 80s.
Kazan, Russia
Replica of mosque destroyed by Russia in the 16th century.
Kazan, Russia
This Russian religious complex is a Frankenstein's chapel that includes influence from almost all the major faiths.
Moscow, Russia
Former headquarters of the KGB.
Moscow, Russia
World's largest bell sits on the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow.