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The dining hall that nourishes workers in Chornobyl's Exclusion Zone is also open to visitors.

One of the most valuable palace-garden complexes in the eastern borderlands—and one of the most haunted.

The biblical sculpture honors those who lost their lives, homes and communities to the Chernobyl disaster.

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

An Art Nouveau building covered in animal gargoyles and grotesques.

A reconstructed medieval gateway that was the magnificent entrance to the capital city dating back to 1037.

A subterranean Holocaust refuge within one of the world's longest cave systems.

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.

A monument to Lenin has been transformed into a statue of everyone's favorite black-helmeted, fool-choking Sith Lord.

This unassuming museum's slogan translates to “there is a limit of sadness, anxiety has no limits."

The largest catacomb system in the world.

This attraction was abandoned after the Chornobyl disaster.

This beautiful natural train tunnel is said to grant the wishes of visiting lovebirds.

The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.

The summer residence of a Spanish ambassador who brought viticulture to an impoverished region, sparking its transformation into one of the world's best wine regions.

Apparently, Hell has waterfalls in Slovenia.

Strange rumors surround the artist who created these solemn metal guard dogs.

A cemetery for Slovenian notables also serves as a popular recreation space.

The "dragon babies" of southeastern Europe.

The walls of this medieval church are covered with perfectly preserved frescos, including a pristine example of the Dance of Death.

A miniature train-ride through Slovenia's largest cave system.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

This abandoned Slovenian military barracks has become a punky-political art squat.