Murmansk, Russia
Kola Superdeep Borehole
The deepest hole drilled in the name of science, where evidence of Precambrian life was found.
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Murmansk, Russia
The deepest hole drilled in the name of science, where evidence of Precambrian life was found.
Gdańsk, Poland
Modern art commemorates one of the first military actions of World War II.
Gdańsk, Poland
A floundering Polish shipyard was once the soul of the Solidarity movement that capsized communism.
Gdańsk, Poland
This 700-year-old structure is one of the most unique architectural and historic monuments in Gdańsk.
Gdańsk, Poland
The site of the first battle of World War II.
Gdańsk, Poland
This Communist-era residential block is one of the longest residential building in Europe.
Gdynia, Poland
A haunting deserted hotel is a favorite with artists and photographers.
Gdynia, Poland
A World War II torpedo launch station abandoned off the Polish coast.
Kaliningrad, Russia
A small part of Russia that does not touch any other part of Russia.
Svetlogorsk, Russia
These tiny cabins on a cableway have been carrying visitors at a Baltic resort down to the beach since 1912.
Rockville, Utah
Settled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1859, this abandoned frontier town has appeared in several films.
Hurricane, Utah
A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.
Obergoms VS, Switzerland
A once-thriving hotel in the Swiss Alps couldn't compete with climate change.
Andermatt, Switzerland
A breathtaking bridge that crosses a vast gorge over a river's torrents, and has a tale of a devil architect attached.
Sevelen, Switzerland
The oldest surviving wooden bridge over Rhine lets travelers cross easily from Switzerland to Liechtensten.
Höhe, Austria
This spire on an Austrian mountain is wrapped around a long spiral slide and has the world's tallest wooden observation deck.
Ishinomaki, Japan
On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.
Balgarevo, Bulgaria
Massive, unfinished broadcasting station stands as a monument to the fall of communism.
Sofia, Bulgaria
A vast Communist-era exhibition space in the Bulgarian capital.
Varna, Bulgaria
This once-grandiose behemoth of a monument from the socialist era now sits quiet and closed up.
Hunedoara, Romania
This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
The Natural History Museum that time forgot.
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Some call this eerie forest of crooked trees the "Bermuda Triangle of Romania."
Chișcău, Romania
This bone-filled cave got its name after they found 140 bear skeletons inside.