A gorgeous, Gaudí-esque stairway constructed in the city of Istanbul by a prominent Jewish family.

A study of Fascist era Art Deco design in Italy.

This mosaic-lined medieval church was built by the world's first admiral and still holds mass in ancient Greek.

Dedicated to the European Sinti and Roma peoples murdered during the Holocaust.

The ruins of an abandoned church loom within a picturesque Ukranian village.

Ukraine's oldest operating pharmacy now offers guests a fascinating walk through apothecary history.

Welcome to the world's only museum dedicated to the Ukranian Easter egg.

This Ukranian fortress is one of the best-preserved medieval castles in Europe.

Featured in one of the most iconic scenes in cinema history.

It's the only museum of its kind in Ukraine.

This underground transport hub doubles as an art gallery.

A quiet Sicilian village is home to a cafe that had an important role in "The Godfather."

Where Aleister Crowley taught magick in "La Chambre Des Cauchemars," his "Chamber of Nightmares."

Abandoned village in Sicily built during the agricultural reforms of Mussolini.

Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.

This triumphal 16th-century arched gateway leads to the oldest street in Palermo.

One of the largest remaining ancient burial mounds of the 10th century.

The last planned Soviet city was built for the former residents of Prypiat after the Chornobyl disaster.

An enormous and lavish Gothic church in Czechia.

Nine bronze hands protruding from a wall honor the student uprising that led to the fall of Czechoslovakia's Communist government.

A statue of Vladimir Illyich Lenin guards this abandoned building in the "Forbidden City."

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

Hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers crowd Albania long after the fall of Communism.

What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?