Prypiat, Ukraine
Abandoned Avanhard Stadium of Prypiat
One of the most poignant ruins of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster, the local football team's stadium has been quickly reclaimed by nature.
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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.
Kyiv, Ukraine
This unassuming museum's slogan translates to “there is a limit of sadness, anxiety has no limits."
Prypiat, Ukraine
This attraction was abandoned after the Chornobyl disaster.
Prypiat, Ukraine
The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.
Prypiat, Ukraine
The dining hall that nourishes workers in Chornobyl's Exclusion Zone is also open to visitors.
Borre, Denmark
A natural wonder in south Denmark.
Stockholm, Sweden
Sweden's "good old days" painstakingly re-created in a model village.
Stockholm, Sweden
Sweden's oldest animated sign is still lighting up the skyline today.
Tallinn, Estonia
An empty relic of the Moscow Olympics crumbles away in Estonia's capital.
Moscow, Russia
A sculpture park of the tossed aside relics of the USSR, from Stalin to a massive Soviet emblem.
Riga, Latvia
3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.
Meškuičių seniūnija, Lithuania
An old hill fort covered in over 100,000 crosses is a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs.
Belgrade, Serbia
A pair of connected skyscrapers form this symbolic gateway.
Belgrade, Serbia
Destroyed Serbian army headquarters sits half crumbled in a largely revitalized Belgrade.
Bled, Slovenia
This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.
Czestochowa, Poland
Brought to you by the makers of fiberglass dinosaurs.
Brașov, Romania
The European towns of Brașov and Râșnov each have proud signs reminiscent of the Hollywood sign.
Budapest, Hungary
Budapest's Communist-era statues, banished to the suburbs.
Kyiv, Ukraine
An Art Nouveau building covered in animal gargoyles and grotesques.
Kyiv, Ukraine
The deepest metro station in the world.
Kyiv, Ukraine
340-foot statue built to honour the Heroes of the Soviet Union.
Chisinau, Moldova
This abandoned Soviet circus is slowly being restored to its Communist-era glory.
Odessa, Ukraine
A monument to Lenin has been transformed into a statue of everyone's favorite black-helmeted, fool-choking Sith Lord.
Brussels, Belgium
Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister.