Georgia
Russia–Georgia Friendship Monument
A cylinder monument with a spectacular vista commemorates a friendship that some say never existed.
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Georgia
A cylinder monument with a spectacular vista commemorates a friendship that some say never existed.
Georgia
Take respite inside this jaw-dropping church while climbing the volcano where Georgia's Prometheus was once chained.
Georgia
Hidden up a dusty track off the Georgian Military Road is this fascinating waterfall with mountainous views.
Tal, Austria
Each year melting snow turns these Austrian hiking trails into scuba zones.
Timișoara, Romania
A collection of items from a way of life that no longer exists.
Barcelona, Spain
The largest Art Nouveau complex in the world is a Barcelona hospital with a 600-year-long history.
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
This retro, UFO-like structure is a remnant of the Soviet-era circus.
Kyrgyzstan
Lonely minaret stump of a destroyed city.
Osh, Kyrgyzstan
An outstanding piece of retro Sci-Fi architecture built into a sacred mountain.
Ulugnor District, Uzbekistan
One of the most ethnically diverse spots on the planet.
Kokand, Uzbekistan
Final palace complex of the last of 29 Kokand rulers.
Xiva, Uzbekistan
Ancient barriers wrap around what was once an important stop along the Silk Road.
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Light still pours into the ruins of this ancient Islamic observatory.
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.
Turkmenistan
A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
If you want to get married in the White Marble City of Ashgabat, you should do it in this surreal disco ball building.
Margilan, Uzbekistan
Witness traditional silk production in the Uzbek city that's been a hub of sericulture for over a thousand years.
Kupari, Croatia
The now-overgrown beach resort was once frequented by Yugoslav military elite.
Kyiv, Ukraine
One of the largest museums in Ukraine remembers the story of the German-Soviet War in iconic, brutalist style.
Oswiecim, Poland
The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.
Wieliczka, Poland
An underground city of salt.
Vyshhorods'kyi district, Ukraine
Marvel at the excessive luxury of the ousted Ukrainian president's former estate.
Prypiat, Ukraine
One of the most poignant ruins of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster, the local football team's stadium has been quickly reclaimed by nature.
Prypiat, Ukraine
This attraction was abandoned after the Chornobyl disaster.