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The borehole itself. For the love of god: NEVER open it up!

Murmansk, Russia

Kola Superdeep Borehole

The deepest hole drilled in the name of science, where evidence of Precambrian life was found.

Monument to the Defenders of the Polish Post Office

Gdańsk, Poland

Monument to the Defenders of the Polish Post Office

Modern art commemorates one of the first military actions of World War II.

A seemingly busy Gdansk Shipyard.

Gdańsk, Poland

Gdańsk Shipyard

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

Wisłoujście Fortress

Gdańsk, Poland

Wisłoujście Fortress

This 700-year-old structure is one of the most unique architectural and historic monuments in Gdańsk.

Ruined buildings have been stabilized and are now walkable.

Gdańsk, Poland

Ruins at Westerplatte

The site of the first battle of World War II.

View of 'the wave.'

Gdańsk, Poland

Falowiec

This Communist-era residential block is one of the longest residential building in Europe.

Hotel Zdrowie

Gdynia, Poland

Hotel Zdrowie

A haunting deserted hotel is a favorite with artists and photographers.

Torpedownia

Gdynia, Poland

Torpedownia

A World War II torpedo launch station abandoned off the Polish coast.

Abandoned castle tower in Kaliningrad oblast.

Kaliningrad, Russia

Kaliningrad Oblast

A small part of Russia that does not touch any other part of Russia.

Svetlogorsk Beach Gondolas

Svetlogorsk, Russia

Svetlogorsk Beach Gondolas

These tiny cabins on a cableway have been carrying visitors at a Baltic resort down to the beach since 1912.

Two of the last remaining buildings of Grafton, Utah, a ghost town south of Zion National Park (which you can see in the background). The schoolhouse was built in 1886, it was also used as a church and public meeting place.

Rockville, Utah

Grafton Ghost Town

Settled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1859, this abandoned frontier town has appeared in several films.

Entrance to the Mount Carmel Tunnel

Hurricane, Utah

Zion–Mount Carmel Tunnel

A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.

Hotel Belvédère.

Obergoms VS, Switzerland

Hotel Belvédère

A once-thriving hotel in the Swiss Alps couldn't compete with climate change.

Teufelsbrucke

Andermatt, Switzerland

Teufelsbrucke

A breathtaking bridge that crosses a vast gorge over a river's torrents, and has a tale of a devil architect attached.

Rhine Bridge Sevelen-Vaduz

Sevelen, Switzerland

Alte Rheinbrücke (Old Rhine Bridge)

The oldest surviving wooden bridge over Rhine lets travelers cross easily from Switzerland to Liechtensten.

The Pyramidenkogel Tower

Höhe, Austria

Pyramidenkogel Observation Tower

This spire on an Austrian mountain is wrapped around a long spiral slide and has the world's tallest wooden observation deck.

Fierce little cat.

Ishinomaki, Japan

Cat Island

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

Kaliakra Transmitter

Balgarevo, Bulgaria

Kaliakra Transmitter

Massive, unfinished broadcasting station stands as a monument to the fall of communism.

The National Palace of Culture in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Sofia, Bulgaria

National Palace of Culture

A vast Communist-era exhibition space in the Bulgarian capital.

Monument of Bulgarian-Soviet Friendship

Varna, Bulgaria

Monument of the Bulgarian-Soviet Friendship

This once-grandiose behemoth of a monument from the socialist era now sits quiet and closed up.

The castle.

Hunedoara, Romania

Corvin Castle

This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.

The Taxidermy Room

Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Zoological Museum

The Natural History Museum that time forgot.

Hoia-Baciu.

Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Hoia-Baciu Forest

Some call this eerie forest of crooked trees the "Bermuda Triangle of Romania."

Bears' Cave

Chișcău, Romania

Bears' Cave

This bone-filled cave got its name after they found 140 bear skeletons inside.

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