Former headquarters of the KGB.

Moscow's imposing monument to the Space Age.

The oldest museum in Russia is home to a fascinating collection of nearly two million anthropological artifacts and anatomical curiosities.

This Russian religious complex is a Frankenstein's chapel that includes influence from almost all the major faiths.

This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.

An 18th century wonder of the world, lost in WWII, re-created at the Catherine Palace.

This Transylvanian church has changed its denomination four times.

A floundering Polish shipyard was once the soul of the Solidarity movement that capsized communism.

Museum dedicated to "the man who moved the Earth."

A huge wooden clock that is so beautiful its creator was forcibly blinded.

The site of the first battle of World War II.

The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.

This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.

Beneath Kraków Old Town's main square lies a hologram-filled medieval market vampire graveyard wonderland.

Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.

An underground city of salt.

The former home of Norway's greatest romantic composer.

This functioning parish church is also the site of many concert performances due to its wonderful acoustics.

Once the scene of a young boy's home in revolt, this Norwegian island is now home to the world's first "ecological" prison.

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

Norway's oldest cathedral still in use.

Housing the famous Norwegian ice-defying 19th century polar exploration ship.

A favorite with sightseers and locals alike, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.

At the very tippity-top of Europe is a cliff from which you can view the midnight sun.