Tiraspol, Moldova
Transnistria
A forgotten remnant of the Soviet Union, Transnistria is an unrecognized country hidden behind a heavily militarized border between Moldova and Ukraine.
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Tiraspol, Moldova
A forgotten remnant of the Soviet Union, Transnistria is an unrecognized country hidden behind a heavily militarized border between Moldova and Ukraine.
Moscow, Russia
Thirteen sculptures in central Moscow graphically depicting vices of the modern world.
Chisinau, Moldova
This abandoned Soviet circus is slowly being restored to its Communist-era glory.
Odessa, Ukraine
A monument to Lenin has been transformed into a statue of everyone's favorite black-helmeted, fool-choking Sith Lord.
Odesa, Ukraine
The largest catacomb system in the world.
Fez, Morocco
Crumbling necropolis set high above Fez.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Place with alleged mystical powers in Old Orthodox Church in Sarajevo.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The haunting ruins of a military fortress turned astronomical observatory sit on a Sarajevo mountaintop.
Hadžići, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This abandoned Olympic skiing facility still bears the scars of the Siege of Sarajevo.
Berlin, Germany
Berlin's old airport.
Berlin, Germany
A collection of abandoned typographic signs from Berlin and beyond.
Berlin, Germany
The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.
Camdenton, Missouri
European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.
Mexico City, Mexico
66,000 pieces of art, donated by one of the world's richest men.
Mexico City, Mexico
A jaw-dropping "megalibrary" that turns book-browsing into a geometric adventure.
Željava, Croatia
Yugoslavia's biggest underground airport lies in ruins.
Doğubeyazıt, Turkey
Standing proud atop a Turkish bluff, this Ottoman palace has retained its grandeur despite being abandoned for centuries.
Kars, Turkey
Unfinished monument to peace between Turkey and Armenia, long divided by a dispute over genocide.
Kazanlak, Bulgaria
An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.
Bayatbademleri Köyü, Turkey
Once described as the "Eagle's Nest," this ruined ancient city rests on a remote mountaintop.
Podgarić, Croatia
This stunning, out-of-the-way Croatian monument commemorates a community's uprising against occupying fascist forces.
Belgrade, Serbia
A pair of connected skyscrapers form this symbolic gateway.
London, England
An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.
Istanbul, Turkey
Turkish adventurer antiques in the heart of the Grand Bazaar.