Places jtaeubner Wants to Go

The second-deepest known cave on Earth, hidden in an extremely remote mountain region.

An abandoned mansion is now a haven for urban explorers.

One of the notorious Soviet leader Joseph Stalin's many summer retreats.

The world's tallest statue of a woman wields the world's tallest sword and is at risk of toppling over.

During the Soviet era, the medieval capital of Volga Bulgaria served as a substitute for Mecca.

Stalin's secret bunker.

This cuddly rodent has a place of honor at a Russian institute for genetic research.

The largest-known fragment of an asteroid that exploded over the southern Ural region in 2013.

Abandoned castle was once a grand example of Russian privilege, built exclusively to win a frivolous bet between noblemen.

Former estate of Lenin, now home to his death mask.

The laboratory where the Soviet secret police invented exotic poisons used to kill dissidents in hideous and (mostly) untraceable ways.

You'll find rocket launchers, not rollercoasters, at Russia's “military Disneyland.”

Remnants of the city's Soviet history hover over this modern fast-food outlet.

A unique park tells the geological history of Belarus in a national “map” of thousands of boulders and blue spruce.

An abandoned Jewish sanatorium is tucked within the woods of Poland.

This bell stars in a tragic love tale and is said to make wishes come true.

After the famous composer died in Paris, his sister snuck his heart out of the country to honor his wish that it be buried in their native country.

The world’s narrowest house makes for an awkward, four-foot-wide living space.

A heavily politicized roundabout discussing the state of a heavily politicized country.

This hidden collection of everyday objects illustrates life within communist Poland.

A hidden art gallery in an abandoned Warsaw fort.

The original stone marking the interwar border between Germany and Poland sits in this unassuming village park.

Dubbed "Wistom" by locals, this abandoned factory is an urban explorer's dream.

In northeastern Poland, the ruins of a massive granary overlook the Narew River.