A sculpture of a beloved local figure, who tipped his top hat to everyone he passed on the streets of Bratislava.

Launched by Napoleon's soldiers more than 200 years ago, a cannonball remains embedded in the tower wall.

This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.

This beautiful natural train tunnel is said to grant the wishes of visiting lovebirds.

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

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

The spectacular Roshen Fountain show lights up the night sky all summer long, until it "hibernates" under the ice waiting for spring to come.

Like something out of a bad acid trip, this Ukraine hallway has been covered in hallucinatory phantasmagoria.

Kyiv's answer to Muscle Beach is a Soviet-era gym made from scrap metal.

This unassuming museum's slogan translates to “there is a limit of sadness, anxiety has no limits."

One of the largest museums in Ukraine remembers the story of the German-Soviet War in iconic, brutalist style.

340-foot statue built to honour the Heroes of the Soviet Union.

The deepest metro station in the world.

This hill is known for its connection to the occult in Slavic tradition.

Longest road tunnel in the world features an air treatment plant and the illusion of daylight.

This floating sculpture of ice is a poignant reminder of nature's power.

The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.

The fishing boats that moor in this small lagoon enter and leave through a tunnel to the sea.

Two geological phenomena in one precarious locale: a towering stone window, and a deep blue void.

This 50-foot-deep sinkhole created in the 14th century is home to rare plants and fungi.

This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.

The most alien-looking place on Earth.

A 900-year-old village located in the highland of the Asir region that features historic architecture.

A man has revenged his true love's betrayal through tears and stone genitalia.